73results about "Self-drivers" patented technology

An amusement park ride vehicle, includes a chassis configured to direct the amusement park ride vehicle along a ride path in a direction of travel toward a turn, a cabin configured to hold one or more passengers, and a slider disposed between the chassis and the cabin. The slider is configured to translate the cabin between a neutral position and a cantilevered position relative to the chassis in a direction substantially transverse to the direction of travel. The slider comprises a counterweight configured to move opposite the cabin as the slider translates the cabin in the direction substantially transverse to the direction of travel.

The utility model relates to the field of bumper cars, and discloses a laser battle bumper car which comprises a car body and a car body shell, the car body shell is decorated outside the car body, a bottom frame is installed at the bottom end of the car body, two sets of front lamps are arranged at the front end of the car body, and a laser signal transmitting device is installed between the front lamps. And two groups of rear lamps are arranged at the rear end of the vehicle body. According to the laser battle bumper car, the cabin, the laser signal transmitting device and the laser signal receiving device are arranged, and after a laser signal at the laser signal transmitting device hits a specific laser signal receiving device at the tail of another car, the hit car can automatically vibrate through a vibration motor arranged in the cabin; the decorative light wheel changes color and voice to prompt hit, the liquid crystal panel displays hit times, vehicles emitting laser can prompt hit opposite sides, all vehicles in the field can be ranked by points, real-time battle records are sent to a large screen, and the problem of poor interestingness of interaction is solved.

A ride system (11), comprising a ride vehicle (10) comprising a riding assembly (20) configured to move vertically and angularly relative to a base (18) of the ride vehicle (10), and a ride control system configured to receive a first input indicative of a desired ride experience with respect to the ride vehicle (10) from a first user, receive a second input indicative of a choreography of the ride vehicle relative to at least one additional ride vehicle, determine a ride path (100) for the ride vehicle (10) based on the first input and the second input, wherein the ride path (100) comprises a horizontal movement path of the ride vehicle (10) with respect to the choreography, a vertical movement path for the ride assembly (20), and an angular movement path for the ride assembly (20), and output a signal to the ride vehicle (100) indicative of instructions to cause the ride vehicle (10) to move according to the ride path (100).

The flying saucer vehicle comprises a vehicle frame, at least two electric wheels and a battery, at least two mounting parts are arranged at the bottom of the vehicle frame, each mounting part is provided with a mounting groove with an opening in the lower portion, and mounting holes are formed in the two opposite side walls of each mounting groove; all the electric wheels are inserted into all the mounting grooves in a one-to-one correspondence mode, two wheel shafts of each electric wheel penetrate through the two corresponding mounting holes in a one-to-one correspondence mode, the lower portions of the mounting holes are provided with inlets and outlets allowing the wheel shafts of the corresponding electric wheels to go in and out, and nuts are connected to the two wheel shafts of the electric wheels in a threaded mode. The nuts are located on the outer sides of the corresponding installation pieces and abut against the corresponding installation pieces to fix the corresponding electric wheels. The battery is installed on the frame and used for supplying power to the electric wheels. According to the flying saucer vehicle provided by the utility model, the flying saucer vehicle is more convenient and simpler to assemble, and the later maintenance is also simple and convenient.

To further enhance the entertainment value and sense of realism of virtual spaces. [Solution] The virtual experience provision system of the embodiment allows a user riding in a rideable vehicle to experience a virtual space. The virtual experience provision system generates a first movement command based on the user's operation of the rideable vehicle, determines whether a predetermined event has occurred in the virtual space, and if the predetermined event has occurred, generates a predetermined second movement command according to the predetermined event, and moves the rideable vehicle based on one of a plurality of movement commands, including the first movement command and the second movement command. Furthermore, if both the first movement command and the second movement command have been generated, the virtual experience provision system prioritizes moving the rideable vehicle based on the second movement command over moving the rideable vehicle based on the first movement command.

The utility model discloses a bumper car head center control mechanism with a large rotation angle, which comprises a first support plate, a second support is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the first support plate close to one side edge, a first support is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the second support, and a second support plate is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the first support. The upper surface of the second supporting plate is rotationally connected with a first rotating shaft, the cylindrical surface of the first rotating shaft is fixedly connected with a first gear, the upper surface, away from the first rotating shaft, of the second supporting plate is rotationally connected with a second rotating shaft, the cylindrical surface of the second rotating shaft is fixedly connected with a second gear, and the second gear is meshed with the first gear; and the second supporting plate is rotationally connected with a third rotating shaft away from the first rotating shaft, the cylindrical surface of the third rotating shaft is fixedly connected with a third gear, and the third gear is meshed with the second gear. By means of the structure, the angle adjusting range of the vehicle head can be larger, operation is more flexible, operation is stable, and the fault rate is low.

The amusement attraction includes a ride vehicle or show action equipment and an animated figure configured to move along a surface of the ride vehicle or show action equipment. The animated figure includes at least three contact points configured to engage with the surface, the at least three contact points including a first contact point and a second contact point configured to alternately engage and disengage with the surface, and a third contact point configured to maintain contact with the surface. The amusement attraction includes a fastening system configured to maintain the animated figure coupled via the at least three contact points as the animated figure moves along the surface. The attraction system includes a controller configured to provide control signals to the fastening system to facilitate controlling engagement of the animated figure along the surface.

A motion assembly that produces pitch and roll motions includes lower and upper plates. A pivotable coupling having upper and lower shafts extending from its center is coupled between the upper and lower plates. At least two linear actuators are coupled between the plates. Extension and retraction of the actuators pivots the upper plate about the pivotable coupling relative to the lower plate. A vehicle includes two steerable propulsion wheels coupled to a chassis. A lower plate of a pitch and roll assembly, similar to that just described, couples to the chassis via a slew bearing. Seating is coupled to the upper plate. The seating rotates with respect to the chassis via controlled rotation of the slew bearing with reference to the chassis. The seating can be rotated to point in any direction with respect to the chassis regardless of the direction the steerable propulsion wheels move the chassis.

The utility model provides a rail car for recreation facilities, which comprises a car body and a traction mechanism, and is characterized in that the car body comprises wheels, a chassis support, a rotating mechanism, a swinging mechanism and a cabin, the traction mechanism comprises a fixing mechanism, a traction rope group and a driving mechanism, the wheels are mounted below the chassis support, and the rotating mechanism is mounted below the chassis support. The rotating mechanism is installed above the chassis support, the swinging mechanism is installed above the rotating mechanism, the cabin is installed above the swinging mechanism, the fixing mechanism is fixed to the chassis support, and the driving mechanism is connected with the fixing mechanism through the traction rope set. According to the rail car for the recreation facility, the traction mechanism is arranged outside the rail car body, the circuit design and circuit arrangement are simplified, the manufacturing cost is reduced, the maintenance cost is reduced, and the maintenance period is shortened. And when more audiences or tourists can be accommodated, the safety of the car body is still kept, and the speed regulation and braking of the rail car are more accurate.

An amusement spot includes a ride (10) or performance action device, and an animated image (14) configured to move along a surface (34) of the ride (10) or performance action device (26). The animated image (14) includes at least three contact points configured to engage with the surface (34), where the at least three contact points include a first contact point and a second contact point configured to alternately engage and disengage with the surface (34), and a third contact point configured to maintain contact with the surface (34). The amusement attraction comprises a securing system (32) configured to maintain the animated image (14) coupled via the at least three contact points as the animated image (14) moves along the surface (34). The amusement attraction includes a controller (118, 124) configured to provide a control signal to the securing system (32) to facilitate control of engagement of the animated image (14) along the surface (34).

The application discloses a toy bumper car system, which comprises a toy bumper car interaction subsystem and a server, wherein the toy bumper car interaction subsystem comprises a toy bumper car and a smart terminal; the toy bumper car is provided with a toy bumper car position acquisition device, a bumper car real scene acquisition device, a toy bumper car motion state acquisition device and a toy bumper car control device; the smart terminal is used for displaying a visual scene, remotely controlling the toy bumper car, uploading the information collected by the toy bumper car to the server and receiving the feedback information from the server; the server is used for constructing a virtual scene, converting the toy bumper car into a virtual toy bumper car and synchronously mapping the virtual toy bumper car into the virtual scene, and feeding back the virtual bumper car interaction state data to the smart terminal, so that the players at home can play with the players at other places through remote control of the car, online and offline connection is realized by means of various terminals, the virtual and real play experience is integrated, and the online and offline interaction mode of the metaverse toy bumper car is expanded.

The present invention provides a vehicle other than an electric kick scooter which is classified as an exceptional specified small motorized vehicle.　An electric cart according to an embodiment of the present invention is a motor-equipped four-wheeled vehicle having a width of not more than 600 mm as stipulated for exceptional specified small motorized vehicles. The electric cart comprises a seat 15 on which a driver S sits. A seat surface 16 of the seat 15 has a height from the ground surface E so as to satisfy the condition that, when the driver S is sitting on the seat surface 16 and the heels K (bottoms of the feet A) are in contact with the ground, the thighs M are horizontal.

A motion assembly that produces pitch and roll motions includes lower and upper plates. A pivotable coupling having upper and lower shafts extending from its center is coupled between the upper and lower plates. At least two linear actuators are coupled between the plates. Extension and retraction of the actuators pivots the upper plate about the pivotable coupling relative to the lower plate. A vehicle includes two steerable propulsion wheels coupled to a chassis. A lower plate of a pitch and roll assembly, similar to that just described, couples to the chassis via a slew bearing. Seating is coupled to the upper plate. The seating rotates with respect to the chassis via controlled rotation of the slew bearing with reference to the chassis. The seating can be rotated to point in any direction with respect to the chassis regardless of the direction the steerable propulsion wheels move the chassis.

A system for controlling a plurality of karts distributed over a karting track, implementing a control server communicating with each of the karts using at least two separate communication networks, a first safety information management network and a second gaming information management network. The first safety information network also allows transmitting requests for action from one of the karts to the server. The server is configured to manage respective positions of the karts, analyze the requests according to the respective positions and to validate, refuse, modify and / or delay the activation of the requests, by emitting corresponding commands to the concerned karts, via the first network, and synchronize controlling according to the requests. The server generates image data at least to the concerned karts, and generates special effects by controlling light and / or sound sources provided for this purpose on the karting track, to simulate the activation of the requests.

An amusement attraction includes a ride vehicle or show action equipment and an animated figure configured to move along a surface of the ride vehicle or the show action equipment. The animated figure includes at least three points of contact configured to engage with the surface, wherein the at least three points of contact include a first point of contact and a second point of contact configured to be alternately engaged with and disengaged from the surface, and a third point of contact configured to maintain contact with the surface. The amusement attraction includes a fixation system configured to keep the animated figure coupled via the at least three points of contact as the animated figure moves along the surface. The amusement attraction includes a controller configured to provide control signals to the fixation system to facilitate control of engagement of the animated figure along the surface.

The utility model relates to the field of amusement equipment, and discloses an interactive projection bumper car which comprises a hardware car frame and a frame, the frame is welded to the periphery of the outside of the hardware car frame, five sets of stand columns are fixed to the periphery of the top of the frame, and an annular plate is welded between the peripheries of the upper portions of the outer walls of the stand columns. A left frame body is welded between the front and back of the left side in the hardware frame, and first assembly plates are transversely welded to the front and back ends of the left side of the left frame body correspondingly. According to the interactive projection bumper car, a left frame body is welded between the front portion and the rear portion of the left side in a hardware car frame, a right frame body is welded between the front portion and the rear portion of the right side in the hardware car frame, small universal wheels fixed to two first assembling plates of the left frame body serve as supports, and large universal wheels fixed to two second assembling plates of the right frame body serve as main power; and the auxiliary wheel mounted below the right side fixing plate is used for guiding, so that a power source is saved, the hardware frame can be stably operated, and the problem that the vehicle body is not very stable is solved.

A vehicle transportation system comprising a plurality of vehicles each configured to at least partially autonomously drive along predetermined ground surface vehicle paths within a plurality of separated park areas. The vehicle transportation system comprises a gondola station comprising an arrival zone and a departure zone. The arrival zone and the departure zone are separate from one another. A first vehicle of the plurality of vehicles is configured to aerially arrive at the arrival zone via a cable of the gondola station, disengage from the cable, and drive along a first path to exit the gondola station. A second vehicle of the plurality of vehicles is configured to drive along a second path to enter the gondola station, engage to the cable, and depart from the departure zone via the cable.

An attraction system may include an omnidirectional treadmill configured to output an indication of movement, a vehicle configured to support a rider and move along a path in a riding configuration and facilitate rider engagement with the omnidirectional treadmill in a walking configuration, and a controller communicatively coupled to the omnidirectional treadmill and the vehicle. The controller may be configured to instruct the vehicle to transition from the riding configuration to the walking configuration in response to a triggering event.

The invention discloses a super-large-space bumper car CAVE projection interaction system and interaction method, belongs to the technical field of projection interaction, and aims at solving the problems that an existing camera-based visual recognition scheme is high in cost and poor in applicability, and an ultra-wide-band wireless positioning technical scheme has positioning drift errors, tracking lag and the like. The system comprises a bumper car pose recognition subsystem used for obtaining preliminary positioning information and motion data of a bumper car and sending the preliminary positioning information and the motion data to a server computer host; the server computer host is used for preprocessing the preliminary positioning information and the motion data, performing data fusion to obtain accurate positioning information of the bumper car, and sending the accurate positioning information to the CAVE projection game subsystem; and the CAVE projection game subsystem is used for driving projectors on the wall surface and the ground according to the received information so as to realize real-time interaction between the bumper cars and the game scene and between the bumper cars. The method is suitable for the CAVE projection interaction of the bumper car with the ultra-large space.

A safety buffering mechanism comprises strip-shaped grooves formed in the two sides of a chassis, the two sides of the inner walls of the two strip-shaped grooves are both fixedly connected with first fixing bases, a first connecting rod is rotationally connected between every two adjacent first fixing bases, and a second connecting rod is rotationally connected between every two adjacent first fixing bases. According to the bumper car, when the bumper car collides, the first buffer pad can be pushed inwards under the action of collision, most of force generated by collision is offset under the action of the first damping shock absorbers, the first damping shock absorbers are arranged on the first buffer pad, the first connecting rods are connected in a rotating mode, and the first connecting rods are connected in a rotating mode. The bumper car has the advantages that the bumper car is provided with the first buffer pad, the collision force during collision can be smaller, meanwhile, the first buffer pad can be rebounded through the first springs on the two sides, the first buffer pad is restored to the original position, preparation is conveniently made for next collision, and the safety of the bumper car in the using process is improved through the mechanism.

To provide a travel trajectory recording system for a cart amusement facility capable of improving the maintainability of a travel path and facilitating inspection work.SOLUTION: In a cart amusement facility in which a travel path 11 having a plurality of bends 16, 17 is provided between a high portion and a low portion of an inclined site, and a user drives a cart 20 that slides along the travel path 11 under the action of gravity, with barriers 26 provided on both sides in the width direction of the travel path 11 to prevent the cart 20 from deviating, a GPS receiver is attached to the user or the cart 20 so that position information of the cart 20 is recorded.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

To provide systems and methods for autonomous transportation of guests (visitors) and materials within an entertainment site.SOLUTION: An amusement park attraction system includes a plurality of autonomous vehicles (26) configured to accommodate one or more guests (12) and located in an attraction dispatch area (120). An individual autonomous vehicle (26) includes a vehicle controller (70) including a memory (72) storing instructions, and a processor (74) configured to execute the instructions. The instructions are configured to cause the vehicle controller (70) to receive an indication that the individual autonomous vehicle (26) is loaded at capacity within the dispatch area (120), and drive autonomous operation of the individual autonomous vehicle (26) from the dispatch area to enter a ride path (130).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

This invention discloses a novel bumper car, comprising a cockpit capable of maneuvering the car and cushioning impact forces, and an omnidirectional traveling section disposed at the bottom of the cockpit. The omnidirectional traveling section is externally equipped with a cushioning component. This invention solves the problems of current bumper cars having low cushioning capacity, causing significant discomfort to users, posing certain dangers, and lacking maneuverability when turning.

A bump detector system for a ride-on vehicle is provided. The bump detector system uses an extended length inner collapsible member having a first surface and a second surface. The inner collapsible member has a plurality of through holes spaced about its extended length. A first outer conductive member is secured to the first surface of the inner collapsible member and extends over the plurality of through holes, and a second outer conductive member is secured to the second surface of the inner collapsible member and extends over the plurality of through holes. The bumper of the ride-on vehicle has a recess that is sized to receive the inner collapsible member, first outer conductive member and second outer conductive member.