US 12,260,782 B2
Systems of flight simulation and methods of operating same
Daniel Wilchesky, Toronto (CA); and Daniel Stopnicki, Toronto (CA)
Assigned to D&D Skunkworks Inc., North York (CA)
Filed by D&D Skunkworks Inc., North York (CA)
Filed on Oct. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/378,721.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/440,970, filed on Jan. 25, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/415,084, filed on Oct. 11, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0119858 A1, Apr. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. G09B 9/12 (2006.01); G09B 9/30 (2006.01)
CPC G09B 9/12 (2013.01) [G09B 9/302 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for flight simulation comprising:
a 6 degree of freedom (6 DOF) device;
a multi-point harness coupled to the 6 DOF device, the multi-point harness configured to suspend a user above a ground surface;
a sensor circuit integrated with a user-facing surface of the multi-point harness to detect changes in distribution of weight across the user-facing surface;
a processor coupled to the sensor circuit; and
a memory coupled to the processor and storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed, configure the processor to:
detect a shift in weight distribution across the user-facing surface of the multi-point harness;
generate at least one virtual physics parameter associated with the detected shift in weight distribution, the at least one virtual physics parameter representing a force associated with a change in center of gravity of the user; and
modulate the 6 DOF device to orient the multi-point harness based on the at least one virtual physics parameter to simulate a resultant trajectory of the user during the flight simulation.