| US 7,551,100 B1 | ||
| Child seat simulation system | ||
| G. Mackay Salley, 708 Springdale Dr., Spartanburg, S.C. 29302 (US); and Julian E. Hankinson, Jr., 850 Nazareth Church Rd., Spartanburg, S.C. 29301 (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 01, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/365,140. | ||
| Int. Cl. G08B 25/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 340—692 [340/691.1; 340/691.7; 5/108; 5/109] | 12 Claims |
| 1. A system for simulating the sounds and motions experienced by a child in a child seat in a vehicle traveling on a road,
the system comprising:
a support that supports the child seat;
a first recorder configured to be transported by the vehicle that records motions generally experienced by the child in the
child seat as the vehicle travels on the road;
at least one controller in communication with said first recorder that outputs a motion signal substantially corresponding
to said motions recorded by said first recorder;
an actuator in communication with said support and said at least one controller that moves said support responsive to said
motion signal;
a second recorder configured to be transported by the vehicle that records sounds generally experienced by the child in the
child seat generally synchronously with said first recorder recording said motions generally experienced by the child in the
child seat as the vehicle travels on the road;
said at least one controller being in communication with said second recorder and configured to output a sound signal substantially
corresponding to said sounds recorded by said second recorder; and
an acoustic emission device connected to said at least one controller that outputs an audible signal responsive to said sound
signal generally synchronously with said movement of said actuator responsive to said motion signal.
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