Abstract: A driver training simulator apparatus is disclosed which provides accurate simulation of the operation of the steering wheel and clutch. The resistance of the steering wheel to a turning force is greater when the simulated training vehicle is at rest than when the vehicle is moving. The simulated clutch offers a progressively different resistance to movement of the clutch pedal depending on the degree of engagement or disengagement of the simulated clutch. Also provided in the simulator is a stall sensor which causes the simulated vehicle to "stall" while also providing an indication of the occurrence of a stall when predetermined simulated conditions of engine speed and load are present in the simulated vehicle.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 17, 1974
Date of Patent:
February 10, 1976
Assignee:
Driver Training Institute
Inventors:
Herbert Gruen, Kenneth R. Wisner, Tony Karp