TRAINING DEVICE FOR SIMULATING TERRAIN TOPOGRAPHY Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: training students specializing in construction engineering. SUBSTANCE: device that enables training students in developing water supply and water disposal, heat supply, gas supply, and other projects by proposing more alternatives of general layouts of these objects has on its housing cross bars that carry moving mechanisms. Each moving mechanisms has rod coupled with shaft-mounted gear. Opposite end of shaft mounts adjusters with stop. Upper end of moving mechanism rod is fitted with flexible terrain-forming devices. In addition moving mechanisms are installed in space between cross bars; fitted onto top ends of mechanism rods are cylindrical toothed guides. Removable rigid dome-shaped terrain topography simulating forms are fixed on upper end of guides. Dome-shaped forms have different configuration as viewed on top illustrating natural topography of terrain surface. Guides are coupled with shaft that has helical thread at point of its coupling with guide. Other end of shaft is provided with adjuster and stop and is brought out to training device control panel. Map graticule is applied to terrain surface base. EFFECT: enhanced efficiency and pictorial representation of projects. 6 dwg