Trailer mounted aircraft fuselages with virtual environment systems

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11093028-B2
Application number	US-201816020779-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 27, 2018
Priority date	Jun 27, 2018
Publication date	Aug 17, 2021
Grant date	Aug 17, 2021

Abstract

A system for virtually experiencing an aircraft includes a trailer, an aircraft fuselage, a cabin module, a head mounted display, and a controller. The aircraft fuselage is disposed in the trailer and defines an interior with a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is substantially unfurnished. The cabin module is disposed in the second portion and includes furnishings. The head mounted display is configured for movement within the interior. The controller is configured for generating a virtual aircraft interior based on a position and an orientation of the head mounted display relative to the interior of the aircraft fuselage and for controlling the head mounted display to display the virtual aircraft interior.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for virtually experiencing an aircraft, the system comprising:
a trailer;
a portion of an aircraft fuselage disposed in the trailer and defining an interior with a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is unfurnished;
a cabin module disposed in the second portion and including furnishings;
a head mounted display configured for movement within the interior; and
a controller communicatively coupled with the head mounted display and configured for:
generating a virtual aircraft interior based on a position and an orientation of the head mounted display relative to the interior, and
controlling the head mounted display to display the virtual aircraft interior.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the furnishings include an aircraft cabin chair, an aircraft cabin table, and an aircraft cabin side ledge.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the cabin module is configured to relocate within the interior and the controller is configured for generating the virtual aircraft interior further based on cabin layout selections.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured for generating a finished cabin interior as the virtual interior further based on cabin finishing selections.

5. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a user interaction sensor configured to receive user inputs from a user of the head mounted display.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the controller is further configured for generating the virtual aircraft interior based on interactions with movable components in the virtual aircraft interior indicated by the user inputs.

7. The system of claim 5 , wherein the controller is further configured for maintenance training based on the user inputs and for generating the virtual aircraft interior based on systems and components to be maintained within the aircraft fuselage.

8. The system of claim 1 , further comprising finished interior closeouts configured to secure to the portion of the aircraft fuselage in the interior.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the portion of the aircraft fuselage is configured to move between a first position and a second position, wherein a second width of the interior in the second position is larger than a first width of the interior in the first position.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the controller is further configured for:
generating the virtual aircraft interior based on a first transport category fuselage corresponding with the first width of the interior in the first position; and
generating the virtual aircraft interior based on a second transport category fuselage corresponding with the second width of the interior in the second position, wherein the second width is larger than the first width.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the portion of the aircraft fuselage includes a longitudinal extension configured to extend outside of a rear of the trailer.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the portion of the aircraft fuselage further defines a cockpit including a center pedestal and side ledges, and wherein the cockpit is further configured to receive a first set of flight input devices associated with a first flight deck of a first aircraft and to receive a second set of flight input devices associated with a second flight deck of a second aircraft.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the controller is further configured for generating a first flight simulation based on input from the first set of flight input devices and for generating a second flight simulation based on input from the second set of flight input devices.

14. The system of claim 1 , further comprising haptic actuators and audio speakers operatively coupled with the controller, wherein the controller is further configured for generating a first sound and vibration profile for the haptic actuators and audio speakers, wherein the first sound and vibration profile is configured for simulating sounds and vibrations of a first aircraft during operation.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the controller is configured for generating a second sound and vibration profile for the haptic actuators and audio speakers, wherein the second sound and vibration profile is configured for simulating sounds and vibrations of a second aircraft during operation.

16. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a window display including a production aircraft window and a screen configured to simulate a view from the production aircraft window during flight.

17. A system for virtually experiencing an aircraft, the system comprising:
a trailer;
a portion of an aircraft fuselage disposed in the trailer and defining an interior with a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is unfurnished;
a cabin module disposed in the second portion and including furnishings with an aircraft cabin chair, an aircraft cabin table, and an aircraft cabin side ledge;
a head mounted display configured for movement within the interior;
a user interaction sensor configured to receive user inputs from a user of the head mounted display; and
a controller communicatively coupled with the head mounted display and with the user interaction sensor, the controller configured for:
generating a virtual aircraft interior based on a position and an orientation of the head mounted display relative to the interior and based on cabin finishing selections, and
controlling the head mounted display to display the virtual aircraft interior.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the cabin module is configured to relocate within the interior and the controller is configured for generating the virtual aircraft interior further based on cabin layout selections.

19. The system of claim 17 , further comprising finished interior closeouts configured to secure to the aircraft fuselage in the interior.

20. The system of claim 17 , wherein the aircraft fuselage is configured to move between a first position and a second position, wherein a second width of the interior in the second position is larger than a first width of the interior in the first position.

Assignees

• Gulfstream Aerospace Corp

Inventors

• Toler Brian
• Holbrook Drew
• Patterson Larry

Classifications

• B64C1/00 Primary

  Fuselages; Constructional features common to fuselages, wings, stabilising surfaces or the like · CPC title

• G06F3/017

  Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures (interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883) · CPC title

• G06F3/011

  Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality (blind teaching G09B21/00) · CPC title

• G09B19/0069

  Engineering, e.g. mechanical, electrical design (computer engineering G09B19/0053) · CPC title

• B60P3/11

  for carrying aircraft · CPC title