TWI642040B - A simulated flying somatosensory device - Google Patents

Abstract

A somatosensory device for simulating flight includes a base unit and a swing unit. The base unit includes a base base. The swing unit includes a swing base, at least two swing support members pivotally connected between the base seat and the swing base, and a swing actuation member for controlling the swing position of the two swing support members. The two swinging support members are equal in length and parallel to each other, the two swinging support members form a fixed baseline with the two contacts of the base seat body, the two swinging support members and the two contacts of the swinging seat body form a swinging baseline, the The fixed baseline is the same length as the swing baseline. The two swing support members, the fixed baseline and the swing baseline are parallelograms.

Description

Flight-sensing somatosensory device

The invention relates to a somatosensory device, in particular to a somatosensory device that simulates flight.

In the early days, amusement park facilities were mainly based on physical games. With the advancement of technology, virtual somatosensory amusement facilities appeared. The large-scale projection screen and the somatosensory cockpit provided the passengers with visual, auditory, and physical sensations Effect.

Referring to FIG. 1, it is Taiwan Patent No. 546595, a six-degree-of-freedom motion platform, which has a base platform 11, a motion platform 12, and a plurality of actuators 13. The plurality of actuators 13 are disposed between the base platform 11 and the motion platform 12. The plurality of actuators 13 cooperate with each other to swing the motion platform 12 to simulate actual physical feeling.

However, the six-degree-of-freedom motion is used to simulate the body sensation during flight. There is still a significant difference from the actual flight sensation. The degree of simulation is not enough. In addition, it is known to use up to six sets of brakes, which not only increases the difficulty of control, but also increases the construction cost.

It is worth mentioning that although the six-degree-of-freedom somatosensory facility can provide basic physical sensations, a plurality of telescopic rods are staggered between the platforms, and the movement of each telescopic rod will affect other telescopic rods. In addition, the six-degree-of-freedom somatosensory facility must accurately simulate the somatosensory feeling of riding on an airplane. The multiple telescopic rods need to be extended or contracted significantly. It is necessary to expand the use of components and the size of the installation, further increasing the cost of installation, and the Difficulty.

Therefore, how the somatosensory facility can reduce the setting of actuating parts to achieve the result of reducing costs, and also can effectively and accurately simulate the somatosensory of flying, is the goal that the relevant technical staff needs to work hard.

In view of this, one object of the present invention is to provide a flight-sensing device that includes a base unit and a swing unit.

The base unit includes a base base.

The swing unit includes a swing base, at least two swing support members pivotally connected between the base seat and the swing base, and a swing actuation member for controlling the swing position of the two swing support members.

The two swinging support members are equal in length and parallel to each other, the two swinging support members form a fixed baseline with the two contacts of the base seat body, the two swinging support members and the two contacts of the swinging seat body form a swinging baseline, the The fixed baseline is the same length as the swing baseline, and the swing support member, the fixed baseline and the swing baseline are parallelograms.

Another technical means of the present invention is that the above-mentioned flight simulation somatosensory device further includes a dumping unit, including a riding seat, a dumping support member disposed between the swing seat and the riding seat, and A tilting actuating member for controlling the tilting angle of the riding seat.

Another technical means of the present invention lies in the above swing The actuating member has a swinging motor disposed on the base body, a swinging rotation rod connected to the swinging motor, and a swinging push-pull rod connected to the swinging rotation rod and the swinging base, and the swinging motor controls the rotation. Angle to control the position of the swing base.

Another technical means of the present invention is that the above-mentioned dumping actuating member has a dumping motor disposed on the swing base, a tilting rotation rod connected to the dumping motor, and a tilting rotation rod and the seat. The tilting push-pull rod is connected to the body, and the tilting motor controls the rotation angle to control the rotation angle of the seat.

Another technical means of the present invention is that the height of the above-mentioned fixed baseline is greater than the swing baseline.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a somatosensory device for simulating flight, comprising a base unit and a swing unit.

The base unit includes a base base.

The swing unit includes a swing support member pivotally connected to the base body, and a swing actuation member for controlling a swing angle of the swing support member.

The dumping unit includes a riding seat pivotally connected to the swinging support member, a dumping support member disposed between the swinging support member and the riding seat, and a dumping for controlling the tilting angle of the riding seat. Actuation member.

Still another technical means of the present invention is that the above-mentioned swinging actuating member has a swinging motor provided on the base body, a swinging rotating lever provided on the swinging motor, and a swinging rotating lever and the swinging rotating lever Swing swing rod between swing support members.

Another technical means of the present invention is that the above-mentioned dumping actuating member has a dumping motor provided on the swing support member, a dumping rotation rod provided on the dumping motor, and a dumping rotation rod and the ride Tilt the push rod between the bases.

Another technical means of the present invention is that the somatosensory device for simulating flight described above further includes a control unit including an integrated sensor controller, and the somatosensory controller is electrically connected to the swing motor and the dump motor.

The beneficial effect of the present invention is that the swing-actuating member and the dump-actuating member are controlled by the somatosensory controller, the swing-actuating member controls the swing angle of the seat, and the dump-actuating member controls the ride. The tilting angle of the seat, so that the person riding on the seat can experience a stable and rising body feeling.

11‧‧‧ base platform

12‧‧‧Sports platform

13‧‧‧Actuator

3‧‧‧ base unit

31‧‧‧ base

4‧‧‧ Swing unit

41‧‧‧ swinging seat

42‧‧‧ Swing support member

43‧‧‧ Swinging actuator

431‧‧‧Swing Motor

432‧‧‧Swing swing lever

433‧‧‧Swing swing rod

44‧‧‧ fixed baseline

45‧‧‧ swinging baseline

5‧‧‧ dumping unit

51‧‧‧ ride seat

52‧‧‧Tilting support member

53‧‧‧ Dumping actuating member

531‧‧‧Dump motor

532‧‧‧Tilting lever

533‧‧‧Tilting lever

6‧‧‧Control unit

61‧‧‧Somatosensory controller

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a device, illustrated as a six-degree-of-freedom motion platform of Taiwan Patent No. 546595; FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a device, illustrating a three-dimensional aspect of a first preferred embodiment of a somatosensory device for simulating flight according to the present invention; 3 is a schematic diagram of the device, illustrating the swing low point of the first preferred embodiment; FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the device, illustrating the swing high point of the first preferred embodiment; FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the device, illustrating One of the first preferred embodiments Actuating member; FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the device, illustrating the reclining state of the seat in one of the first preferred embodiments; FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the device, illustrating the reclining state of the seat in the first preferred embodiment Figure 8 is a block diagram illustrating a control unit of the first preferred embodiment; Figure 9 is a device schematic illustrating a second preferred embodiment of a somatosensory device for simulating flight according to the present invention; Figure 10 is a schematic diagram of the device To illustrate one of the second preferred embodiments of swinging the actuating member; and FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of the device illustrating one of the second preferred embodiments of dumping the actuating member.

The features and technical contents of the related patent applications of the present invention will be clearly presented in the following detailed description of two preferred embodiments with reference to the drawings. It should be noted before detailed description that similar elements are represented by the same number.

Referring to FIGS. 2, 3 and 4, it is a first preferred embodiment of a somatosensory device for simulating flight according to the present invention. The first preferred embodiment includes a base unit 3, a swing unit 4, and a dump unit 5. And a control unit 6.

The base unit 3 includes a base base 31. In the first preferred embodiment, the base base 31 is disposed on the ground, and is arranged on the ground for the swing unit 4 so that the swing unit 4 can be relative to this The base body 31 swings. In practice, the base 31 can be suspended on the top of a building, and can be combined with a rotating device for rotation, or it can be set on a carrier for movement, which should not be limited to this.

The swing unit 4 includes a swing base 41, at least two swing support members 42 pivotally connected between the base seat 31 and the swing base 41, and a swing position for controlling swing positions of the two swing support members 42. Oscillating actuating member 43.

Since the base seat 31 is supported by the body, the pivotal contact points of the two swing support members 42 and the base seat 31 are relatively high, so that the two swing support members 42 can swing relative to the base seat 31.

The two swing support members 42 are equal in length, the two swing support members 42 are parallel to each other, the two swing support members 42 and the two contacts of the base seat 31 form a fixed baseline 44, the two swing support members 42 and the swing base The contacts of the two bodies 41 form a swing baseline 45, the fixed baseline 44 and the swing baseline 45 are equal in length, the fixed baseline 44 and the swing baseline 45 are parallel to each other, so that the two swing support members 42, the fixed baseline 44 and The swaying baseline 45 forms a parallelogram.

In the first preferred embodiment, two sets of two swinging support members 42 are provided to stabilize the dumping unit 5, wherein the length of each swinging support member 42 must be equal to maintain the two swinging support members in side view. 42. The fixed baseline 44 and the swing baseline 45 are parallelograms. The actual implementation is practical. The number of swing support members 42 should not be limited to the example of the preferred embodiment.

The fixed baseline 44 is the two swing support members 42 and the The pivot point of the base seat 31 is fixed. Therefore, the fixed base 44 is fixed, and the swing baseline 45 is the pivot point of the two swing support members 42 and the swing base 41. The swing support member 42 swings relative to the base seat 31, so the swing baseline 45 will swing with the two swing support members 42, and the base seat 31 moves with the swing baseline 45.

It is worth mentioning that the two swing support members 42 are equal in length, and the fixed baseline 44 and the swing baseline 45 are equal in length, even though the swing baseline 45 swings with the two swing support members 42, the two swing support structures, the fixed The baseline 44 and the shape formed by the swing baseline 45 are in the category of parallelograms.

The characteristic of a parallelogram is that two sets of opposite sides are parallel and equal, and the two sets of diagonals are also equal. The second embodiment of the preferred embodiment is a parallelogram formed by a swing support member 42, a fixed baseline 44 and a swing baseline 45. The swing of the swing support member 42 causes a change in the angle, and the shape is also a parallelogram.

The height of the fixed baseline 44 is greater than the swing baseline 45. The swing characteristic of the swing baseline 45 is swinging in parallel and stably. Therefore, the swing base 41 swings in parallel with the swing baseline 45 in a stable manner. The tilting unit 5 of the swinging base 41 also swings in parallel and stably. When the swinging actuating member 43 controls the position of the swinging base 41 stably, it can effectively simulate an airborne or descending body when boarding an aircraft. Sense effect. If it merely provides the somatosensory effect of simulating lift-off or descent when boarding an airplane, a seat can be provided on the swing seat 41 without the dumping unit 5.

The dumping unit 5 includes a seating base 51, a tilting support member 52 disposed between the swinging base 41 and the seating base 51, and a tilting actuation for controlling the tilting angle of the seating base 51 Component 53. Wherein, the tilt support member 52 is a bearing member, so that the riding seat body 51 can rotate relative to the swing seat body 41, and the ride seat body 51 is disposed on the swing seat body 41, and the dump actuation member 53 can control the rotation angle of the riding seat 51 and the swinging seat 41.

In the first preferred embodiment, the riding seat body 51 is a seat member capable of seating a plurality of persons, and is pivotally connected to the swing seat body 41 with two tilting support members 52. The tilting actuating member 53 can be controlled The angle at which the seat body 51 is tilted forward or backward. In actual implementation, the seat body 51 can use a single seat, and should not be limited to this.

Referring to FIG. 5, the swinging actuating member 43 of the first preferred embodiment has a swinging motor 431 disposed on the base body 31, a swinging rotation lever 432 connected to the swinging motor 431, and a swinging rotation The swinging push-pull rod 433 connected to the lever 432 and the swinging base 41 is controlled by the swinging motor 431 to control the position of the swinging base 41.

The two swinging support members 42 limit the movement track of the swinging base 41. The swinging actuating member 43 uses the swinging motor 431 to rotate the swinging swing lever 432, and drives the swinging push-pull rod 433 to push the swinging swing body 41, Therefore, the swinging actuating member 43 can accurately control the position of the swinging base 41 in the moving track.

Referring to FIGS. 6 and 7, the dump actuating member 53 of the first preferred embodiment has a dump motor 531 disposed on the swing base 41, and a dump motor A tilting rotation lever 532 connected to the dumping motor 531 and a tilting push rod 533 connected to the tilting rotation lever 532 and the seating base 51. The tilting motor 531 controls the rotation angle to control the rotation angle of the seating base 51 .

The tilting support member 52 is fixed between the riding seat 51 and the swinging seat 41 so that the riding seat 51 can rotate relative to the swinging seat 41. The tilting actuating member 53 rotates the tilting motor 53 The rotating lever 532 is tilted and the tilting push-pull lever 533 is driven to push the riding seat 51, so the tilting actuating member 53 can accurately control the rotation angle of the riding seat 51.

The above-mentioned swinging actuating member 43 and the dumping actuating member 53 use a motor to control the movement position or the rotation angle of the motor, which is only a good example of the first preferred embodiment. In actual implementation, a cylinder and hydraulic pressure can be used. Actuating members such as cylinders and screws to control the position of the seat 51 should not be limited to this.

Referring to FIG. 8, the control unit 6 includes an integrated sensor controller 61 which is electrically connected to the swing motor 431 and the dump motor 531. Preferably, the body sensor controller 61 and a video output device It is connected to provide the image and sound experience of the person seated on the seat body 51, and cooperate with the flight simulation device of the present invention, so that the person seated on the seat body 51 can truly feel the body feeling of flight. The technical means of matching sound and body-sensing devices has been known in the industry and is widely used in body-sensing facilities, which will not be described in detail here.

The swing unit 4 provides a parallel and stable swing motion, the dump unit 5 provides a forward tilt motion or a backward tilt motion, and the somatosensory controller 61 The rotation angles of the swing motor 431 and the dump motor 531 are controlled quasi-directionally, so as to provide the flying sensation of the seat.

The inventors want to emphasize that in the early days, the somatosensory technology of the six-axis cylinder must occupy a large installation space, which can only be installed on the ground. The plural actuated cylinders interfere with each other, must use complex control technology, and cannot provide stable swing. To fully simulate the somatosensory of flying. The somatosensory controller 61 of the present invention only needs to control the swing motor 431 and the dump motor 531 to present the somatosensory feeling of flying, save the installation space, reduce the complexity of control, and reduce the installation cost of the somatosensory device.

Referring to FIGS. 9, 10 and 11, it is a second preferred embodiment of a somatosensory device for simulating flight according to the present invention. The second preferred embodiment is substantially the same as the first preferred embodiment. To further elaborate, the difference lies in that the swing unit 4 of the second preferred embodiment includes a swing support member 42 pivotally connected to the base body 31 and a swing to control the swing angle of the swing support member 42 Acting member 43.

The dumping unit 5 includes a riding seat 51 pivotally connected to the swing support member 42, a dumping support member 52 disposed between the swing support member 42 and the riding seat 51, and a seat for controlling the riding seat. The tilting actuation member 53 of the tilting angle of the body 51.

The oscillating actuating member 43 of the second preferred embodiment has a oscillating motor 431 provided on the base body 31, a oscillating rotating rod 432 provided on the oscillating motor 431, and a oscillating rotating rod 432 and The swinging push-pull rod 433 between the swinging support members 42.

The dump actuating member 53 of the second preferred embodiment has A tilting motor 531 disposed on the swing support member 42, a tilting rotation lever 532 disposed on the tilting motor 531, and a tilting push rod 533 disposed between the tilting rotation lever 532 and the riding seat 51.

The somatosensory controller 61 controls the operation of the swing motor 431 and the dump motor 531 respectively. Since the swinging actuating member 43 of the second preferred embodiment controls the angle of the swinging support member 42, the angle of the seat body 51 tilting forward or backward is also changed. Therefore, the somatosensory controller 61 controls the When tilting the motor 531, the rotation angle of the swing motor 431 must be considered. The control command of the motor is simple and easy to match to obtain better control parameters.

It can be known from the above description that the somatosensory device of the present invention for flight simulation does have the following effects:

First, the control is simple:

Different from the early somatosensory technology using a six-axis cylinder, the present invention only needs to use a set of swinging units 4 to make the riding seat 51 perfectly present the feeling of flight. A set of dumping units 5 is used to strengthen the Taking the body sensation of the seat body 51 leaning forward or backward, the body motion controller 61 can simply operate the swing motor 431 and the dump motor 531 by instructions.

Second, flight simulation:

The height of the fixed baseline 44 is greater than the swing baseline 45. The swing characteristic of the swing baseline 45 is swinging in parallel and stably. Therefore, the swing base 41 swings in parallel with the swing baseline 45 in a stable manner. The tilting unit 5 of the swinging base 41 also swings in parallel and stably, effectively simulating the somatosensory effect of ascending or descending when boarding an airplane.

Third, save costs:

The swing unit 4 of the present invention provides stable ascending and descending movements. The dumping unit 5 provides forward or backward movements. The structure is simple and does not take up space. It is also easy to maintain and save operating costs.

In summary, the height of the fixed baseline 44 is greater than the swing baseline 45, and the movement characteristics of the swing baseline 45 are parallel and stable swing. Therefore, the swing base 41 moves parallel and stable with the swing baseline 45 Swinging, and the dumping unit 5 provided in the swinging base 41 also swings in parallel and stably, effectively simulating the effect of ascension or descent when flying on an airplane.

In addition, the swing unit 4 is responsible for simulating the ascension and flight of the flight, and the dumping unit 5 is responsible for simulating the body sensation of tilting or reclining before the flight. The somatosensory controller 61 controls the swing unit 4 and the The dumping unit 5 allows the swinging unit 4 and the dumping unit 5 to cooperate with each other, so that the person riding on the riding seat 51 can feel the feeling of actual flight, so the purpose of the invention can be achieved.

However, the above are only two preferred embodiments of the present invention. When the scope of implementation of the present invention cannot be limited by this, that is, the simple equivalent changes made according to the scope of the patent application and the description of the invention and Modifications are still within the scope of the invention patent.

Claims (7)

A somatosensory device for simulating flight, comprising: a base unit including a base base; and a swing unit including a swing base and at least two pivotal supports pivotally connected between the base base and the swing base A swinging actuating member for controlling the swinging position of the two swinging support members, the swinging actuating member having a swinging motor disposed on the base body, a swinging rotating rod connected to the swinging motor, and A swinging push-pull rod connected to the swinging swing lever and the swinging base, the swinging motor controls the rotation angle to control the position of the swinging base; the two swinging support members are equal in length and parallel to each other, and the two swinging support members A fixed baseline is formed with the two contacts of the base seat, the two swing support members and the two contacts of the swing seat form a swing baseline, the fixed baseline is equal to the swing baseline, and the two swing support members, the The fixed baseline and the swing baseline are parallelograms. The somatosensory device for flight simulation according to item 1 of the scope of the patent application, further includes a dumping unit, including a riding seat, a tilting support member disposed between the swing seat and the riding seat, and a A tilting actuating member for controlling a tilting angle of the riding seat. The flight-sensing somatosensory device according to item 2 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the dumping actuating member has a dumping motor disposed on the swing base, a dumping rotation rod connected to the dumping motor, and a The tilting rotation lever and a tilting push-pull rod connected to the seating base, and the tilting motor controls the rotation angle to control the rotation angle of the seating base. The somatosensory device for flight simulation according to item 3 of the scope of patent application, wherein the height of the fixed baseline is greater than the swing baseline. The somatosensory device for flight simulation according to item 4 of the patent application scope further includes a control unit including an integrated sensor controller, and the somatosensory controller is electrically connected to the swing motor and the dump motor. A somatosensory device for simulating flight, comprising: a base unit including a base base; a swing unit including a swing support member pivotally connected to the base base; and a swing angle for controlling the swing support member A swinging actuating member having a swinging motor provided on the base body, a swinging rotating rod provided on the swinging motor, and a swinging rotating rod provided between the swinging rotating rod and the swinging support member A swinging push-pull rod; a dumping unit, comprising a riding seat pivotally connected to the swinging supporting member, a tilting supporting member disposed between the swinging supporting member and the riding seat, and a seat for controlling the riding seat A tilting actuating member with a tilting angle; and a control unit including an integrated sensor controller, the body sensor controller is electrically connected to the swing motor. A somatosensory device for simulating flight, comprising: a base unit including a base base; a swing unit including a swing support member pivotally connected to the base base; and a swing angle for controlling the swing support member A swinging actuating member; a dumping unit including a riding seat pivotally connected to the swinging supporting member, a dumping supporting member disposed between the swinging supporting member and the riding seat, and a control for controlling the ride A tilting actuating member at a tilting angle of a seat, the tilting actuating member having a tilting motor provided on the swing support member, a tilting rotation rod provided on the tilting motor, and a tilting rotation rod and the ride A tilting push-pull rod between the bases; and a control unit including an integrated sensory controller, which is electrically connected to the dumping motor.