KUKA satisfies the need for
speed (Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT)
During the Alpine World Ski
Championships 2011 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, a KUKA 4D-simulator
will be showing what it is like when world best skier race down the
newly redesigned Kandahar run
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KUKA 4D-Simulator |
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Garmisch-Partenkirchen/Augsburg,
February 2011 – During the Alpine World Ski Championships
2011, being held from 7-20 February in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, KUKA
will be present at the media and press center (Olympic ice sports
center) with the 4D-simulator. The 4D-simulator was developed in
cooperation with the German Aerospace Center (DLR). In the
world’s only passenger robot, a HD video, 3D motions,
realistic sound effects and a ventilator-generated head wind
replicate the new Kandahar run for the passenger to experience with
all his senses.
What does it really feel like when the legendary stars of alpine
skiing audaciously plummet down the championship runs? The KUKA
4D-simulator is providing the spectacular answer to this question
in Garmisch. It consists of two seats with projection screens,
mounted on a robot arm that can move in six axes. The passengers
can experience the simulation of the Kandahar run on a 20" LCD
flat-screen monitor.
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Free Fall not just for alpine skiing stars
For the video, former Austrian alpine skier Hans KnauĂź took
on the 3300 meter long Kandahar run with a camera. On the way down,
he describes details of the world championship run. Particularly
impressive, and experienced directly by the passenger, is the new
central feature of the run, the so-called “Free Fall”.
Since 2009, this 90 percent drop in Garmisch represents the
steepest gradient to be found anywhere in world championship
skiing. |
Safety is the top priority for KUKA
The KUKA 4D-simulator is the only TĂśV-approved passenger robot
in the world and features numerous safety devices. Video cameras
allow the KUKA robot experts to monitor the passengers at all
times.
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) was responsible for the
creation of the video film and the challenging, synchronized
programming of the 3D motions of the KUKA 4D simulators.
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Top speeds on the bobsleigh track
In addition to the Kandahar experience, the KUKA passenger can also
experience a run down the new Königsee bob track in the
four-man bob. The 3D motions, wind effects, HD video and sound
reproduce the impressions experienced by a bob professional on the
new 1200 meter long Königsee track. Top speeds of up to 120
kilometers per hour are reached on the new bob run. The KUKA
4D-simulator will be on hand at the press center in the Olympic ice
sports center throughout the Alpine World Ski Championships to
provide media representatives with a unique ride experience
offering guaranteed fun. |
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