Abstract: A transportation system, generically known as Personal Rapid Transit, employs conventional electric or hybrid automobiles (18) underwhich are mounted electro-mechanical adaptors (24) which permits them to operate autonomously on an elevated guideway (16) which is part of the PRT system. An electronic guidance sensor system (45), and other functional components built into the adaptors, permits the vehicles to track unique rf signals emitted from a guidance wire (36) centrally embedded in the guideway, and to exit and enter the guideway to and from off-line stations (10), and to select various platforms and storage areas within these stations.

Abstract: An electromagnetic switching mechanism for use in a transit system employing automated, self-propelled transit modules travelling on a guideway. The switching mechanism can be selectively activated by an on-board computer to move into magnetic engagement with lateral guidance bars built onto the guideway to direct the transit module to merge into, or exit from the guideway, or to maintain direction on the guideway, without motion of any portion of the guideway itself.

Abstract: A system for providing a simulated target and scene on a projector screen, wherein a first infrared (IR) detector senses reflected IR light from the screen to indicate an associated simulated weapon has hit the target and a second IR detector mounted in proximity to said first detector enables automatic sensitivity adjustment to different brightness backgrounds.

Abstract: A moving target simulating system for marksmanship practice including a film projector having a modulating grid thereon for transmitting a modulated infrared light through a film aperture onto a viewing screen is disclosed. The aperture is optically superimposed on the target, and the modulated infrared light reflected from the screen is detected by detectors on the weapons when the weapons are accurately aimed and fired at the target.

Abstract: An electro-optical apparatus for marksmanship training wherein a simulated cene is presented on a screen by a motion picture projector. The marksman or trainee operates a weapon, which includes a module to develop a laser beam, to simulate firing at a target on the scene. The apparatus provides an improved optical system including a dichroic mirror which permits the light which projects the target scene to pass through the mirror for providing an improved scene illumination while reflecting substantially all the laser beam energy to activate a target hit detector.

Abstract: A system for facilitating the training of a trainee to operate a target refinder. The system includes a slide (or film) projector for projecting a battlefield scene including one or more targets onto a viewing screen. The slide includes data annotated thereon corresponding to the range of the target; the target range is communicated to an operating console. A rangefinder simulator includes a means for generating a laser beam. In operation, the trainee sights the target, sets the range gate and fires the laser beam. When the laser beam hits the target, the console displays the proper range data which is then compared to the range set on the simulator by the trainee.

Abstract: A system for displaying target information on a realistic simulated target cene presented by a motion picture film projector. The target information is derived from laser carrying weapons which are aimed at the simulated targets. The impact point of the laser beam on the target screen are optically projected onto the target screen as spots to provide a visual presentation of the distribution of fire of the laser carrying weapons.