Visual target simulator for outdoor field training

摘要

A visual target simulator for field training in which a target image appears to a trainee via a beam-splitter display so as to be superimposed on a "real world" background. The simulator includes a central processing unit coupled to a position sensor system for detecting the orientation of the beam-splitter, to a video disc player containing video images of a target together with information regarding the attitude and trajectory of the target, to a video processing unit for placing the target image at a particular point on the trainee's beam-splitter, to a memory containing data regarding the sector at which images are stored in the video disc player, and to an instructor interface. An instructor can input a target scenario by means of the interface, whereafter the central processing unit accesses the corresponding target images from the video disc based upon data from the memory. The image is displayed to the trainee at a location on the beam-splitter calculated from the display's orientation, the target trajectory and the image size. An audio system is also provided for delivering stereo audio to the trainee indicative of the orientation of the target relative to the trainee to assist in pointing the weapon in the direction of the target image.