Training and simulation device for electric functional process in electric, electromechanical and electrofluidic systems

摘要

Proposed is a training and simulation device for electric functional processes in electric, electromechanical and electrofluidic systems, with a controller (14) for the simulation and visual reproduction of system components (25-31) on a display (11), and with electric terminals (13) located adjacent to the display (11) for cable connection to hardware components of the system, wherein optical inputs and/or outputs of the simulated system components on the display (11) are assigned to at least a part of the terminals (13) and wherein the controller (14) comprises means for generating electric voltages at the terminals (13) of assigned outputs of the simulated system components (31) and/or for generating reactions of the simulated system components (25-30) in dependence on voltages externally applied to terminals (13) assigned to inputs of said simulated system components.

主权项

1. A training and simulation system for electric functional processes in electric, electromechanical and electrofluidic systems, the training and simulation system comprising:
a hardware component of an electric, electromechanical or electrofluidic system; a training and simulation device externally electrically connected to said hardware component, the training and simulation device comprising:
a controller configured to generate a virtual display of a simulated hardware component based on said hardware component, said virtual display of said simulated hardware component including a virtual optical input terminal and a virtual optical output terminal;a housing;a variable electronic display screen supported by said housing for displaying said virtual display generated by said controller; anda plurality of electrical terminals located on said housing adjacent to said variable electronic display screen for external cable connection to said hardware component, wherein said virtual optical input terminal of said virtual display is virtually connected to at least a first of said plurality of electrical terminals located on said housing, and wherein said virtual optical output terminal of said virtual display is virtually connected to at least a second of said plurality of electrical terminals located on said housing, and wherein the controller comprises a program instruction that is operable to generate reactions of the virtual display depending on a voltage externally applied to said first and second electric terminals from said hardware component,wherein said housing comprises a flat panel surface adjacent to said variable electronic display screen and a plurality of lines symbolizing conductors provided on said flat panel surface, each of said lines running between an electrical terminal and an edge of said variable electronic display screen in order to virtually connect said electrical terminals to said virtual optical input and output terminals of said virtual display, andwherein the controller is configured to generate virtual lines of said virtual display, said virtual lines connecting said virtual optical input and output terminals to said lines provided on said flat panel surface.