Roller coaster based simulator for amusement and flight training

Inactive Publication Date: 2002-06-06
DICICCO THOMAS
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While the experience is realistic, there are limits to the forces that can be applied in current simulators, such as the sensation of falling through space or being inverted.

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[0022] The present invention is an amusement device or simulator that provides a vehicle for movement around a track, such as a roller coaster or similar track. The vehicle includes an occupant seat and an opaque canopy covering the occupant. One arrangement 20 for the device is shown in FIG. 1 wherein there is shown a track 22, carrying a vehicle 24. Vehicle 24 may be a conventional roller coaster vehicle or alternately may be provided with wheels 30 which surround track 22 to lock the vehicle 24 thereto even when the vehicle 24 is subjected to forces that would tend to lift vehicle 24 away from track 22. Vehicle 24 includes a compartment for a passenger 28 which is closed by canopy 26 after the passenger enters the vehicle. Canopy 26 is opaque and arranged to provide visual displays to passenger 28 on the interior surface thereof.

[0023] One display arrangement is shown in the cross sectional view of canopy 26 of FIG. 2. Flat panel displays 32 and 34 are provided respectively on th...

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An amusement device or simulator includes a vehicle arranged to travel around a track having slopes and turns. The vehicle includes an opaque canopy enclosing a user. A sequence of images is displayed to the user on the interior of the canopy. The sequence is time synchronized with the motion of the vehicle so that the user experiences forces from the motion of the vehicle which are coordinated with the displayed sequence of images.

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BACKGROUND OF INVENTION[0001] The present invention relates to simulators and related amusement devices which present the user with a simulated experience. Current simulators and simulator amusement devices present visual images to the user and also provide motion simulation in coordination with the visual images.[0002] In some devices the visual image may present the views the user would see while riding in an airplane, for example in air-to-air combat. To enhance the visual experience the user's seat undergoes motion, for example tilting back to simulate forces of acceleration, forward to simulate deceleration and to the side to simulate the force of a sharp turn. Since the visual presentation moves with the seat, the user does not realize that the seat is tilting and associates the experienced forces with the visual presentation.[0003] While the experience is realistic, there are limits to the forces that can be applied in current simulators, such as the sensation of falling thro...

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IPC IPC(8): A61K9/14A63G7/00A63G21/04A63G21/08A63G31/16B02C17/00B02C17/16B02C17/20G09B5/14G09B9/08
CPCA61K9/14A61K9/145A63G7/00G09B9/08A63G21/08A63G31/16G09B5/14A63G21/04
Inventor DICICCO, THOMAS
Owner DICICCO THOMAS
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