44 results about "Obstacle course" patented technology

A variable stackable ramp system for forming ramp assemblies for providing challenging obstacle courses including ones for aerial lift for sport jumping with skateboards, inline skates, bicycles and the like. The ramp system includes ramp modules of at least two different configurations with one being an inclined ramp module having an inclined upper riding or support surface and a straight ramp module having a generally horizontal straight upper riding or support surface. The ramp modules are adapted to be interconnected horizontally and vertically in a variety of orientations to provide ramp assemblies of selectively different overall configurations.

An inflatable obstacle course having a base and one or more inflatable side walls connected to the base and forming a housing. The obstacle course can include one or more obstacles positioned within the housing. The side walls can be adhered to the base to form a water seal. A layer of fluid can be positioned within at least a portion of the housing to provide resistance to participants moving through the obstacle course and to add to the fun of traversing the obstacle course.

A variable stackable ramp system for forming ramp assemblies for providing challenging obstacle courses including ones for aerial lift for sport jumping with skateboards, inline skates, bicycles and the like. The ramp system includes ramp modules of at least two different configurations with one being an inclined ramp module having an inclined upper riding or support surface and a straight ramp module having a generally horizontal straight upper riding or support surface. The ramp modules are adapted to be interconnected horizontally and vertically in a variety of orientations to provide ramp assemblies of selectively different overall configurations.

An obstacle course has the appearance of a natural cave environment. The course may include a plurality of interconnected, hollow, three-dimensional shapes through which human users can pass. The shapes may be modular to allow various different configurations of the course. The shapes may contain models of cave formations (speleothems), with which the users are expected to avoid contact and close proximity. Electronic sensing may be provided for monitoring any contact and proximity of the users to the speleothems, and additional electronic circuitry may be provided to present feedback to the users regarding their performance in the course.

A children's instructional floor exercise apparatus for developing physical, cognitive and social skills. The apparatus has a plurality of tiles that have an anatomy indicium and an independent tile orientation indicium. When the tiles are placed in a predetermined pattern and with each tile's orientation indicia indicating the same rotational orientation, the anatomy indicia correspond to a predetermined physical movement designed to exercise a specific muscle group and develop a specific physical skill. The apparatus may be provided with written instructions describing the desired tile pattern and physical movement. Multiple apparatus may be provided in a set so as to create an obstacle course of movements, with each obstacle designed to work with and complement other obstacles in the set to provide a well-rounded exercise routine.

The invention discloses an evading method based on opposite-direction sailing of a virtual puffed motion obstacle and a UUV. The invention is aimed to solve the problem that the opposite direction sailing motion obstacle evading method which is currently adopted is hard to accurately predict the motion sate of the motion obstacle. The invention determines that the UUV and the motion obstacle sail in the opposite directions according to the fact that the included angle between the motion obstacle course and the guidance course is headAngle; when the UUV and the motion obstacle are detected to be sailed in the opposite directions, the motion obstacle generates a rectangle virtual obstacle after circular puffing, and the measurement distance of the waterway planning algorithm is calculated and triggered; when the straight line distance M between UUV and the motion obstacle center point satisfies M<nextL, the waterway planning algorithm is triggered to calculate the measurement distance nextL of the next time triggered plan until the waterway planning algorithm is not triggered anymore. The invention is applicable to the UUV motion obstacle evading field.

The invention discloses an evading method based on same direction sailing of a virtual puffed motion obstacle and a UUV. The invention is aimed to solve the problem that the opposite direction sailing motion obstacle evading method which is currently adopted is hard to accurately predict the motion sate of the motion obstacle. The evading method determines that the UVV and the motion obstacle sail in the same direction according to the included angle of the motion obstacle course and a guidance course; the same direction sailing has two position relations: the UUV pursues and attacks the motion obstacle and the motion obstacle pursues and attacks the UUV; when the UUV pursuits and attacks the motion obstacle, puffing and a rectangle virtual obstacle are adopted to adjust the heading of the UUV in order to evade the motion obstacle; when the obstacle pursuits and attacks the UUV, UUV constantly adjusts the motion speed according to the change of the relative position of the UUV and the motion obstacle, and the puffing and the rectangle virtual obstacle are adopted to adjust the heading of the UUV to evade the obstacle. The invention is applicable to the motion obstacle evading of the UUV.

An intra-oral system is disclosed for assisting an individual in developing intra-oral muscle control and strength. The system may also be used to enable an individual having limited use of the upper extremities to control an electrical apparatus such as a wheelchair, a bed or a light fixture. The intra-oral system includes a mouthpiece having a plurality of air cells embedded therein. The air cells are configured to receive pressure applied by the tongue of an individual. Movement of the tongue over and against the air cells causes an object to be moved over a display. In one embodiment, the object is moved through an obstacle course or over a simulated track as part of a therapeutic regimen. In another embodiment, a character or icon on the display is selected and activated to manipulate an electrical apparatus. Methods for moving an electrical apparatus using a mouthpiece controlled through lingual movement are also provided.

The invention discloses an unmanned aerial vehicle obstacle avoidance method based on a binocular vision system. A binocular vision system acquires image information to obtain depth map information; with an ecological method, denoising is performed on the depth map by combining an exponential weighted moving average algorithm; an obstacle contour is extracted according to a threshold segmentationalgorithm based on region growing and fitting is performed by using a rectangular box to obtain a parallax value; an obstacle distance is calculated by the similar triangle theorem; the obtained distance is transmitted to a flight controller and is compared with a preset threshold distance, different commands are sent out, and then an unmanned aerial vehicle completes obstacle avoidance at accurate timing. According to the invention, on the basis of combination of the morphological method with the exponential weighted moving average algorithm, the denoising degree of the depth map is increased, the calculation accuracy of the distance between the unmanned aerial vehicle and the obstacle is improved, the fast visual obstacle avoidance capability of the unmanned aerial vehicle is enhanced, and the accuracy is greatly improved by being compared with the existing algorithms.

A compression based foundation having strategically paced padding to guard against the types of injuries most usually sustained during obstacle course racing is provided. Also provided is an energy supplement storage garment where energy supplements are within easy reach during active racing conditions.

The subject invention comprises an area that is structured to hold one or more obstacles zones for the maneuvering of motor vehicles through an obstacle or series of obstacles, all requiring skill in the operation of a particular vehicle, with the obstacle zones having a plurality of contact members that are intended to be avoided by the vehicle operator while driving through a particular obstacle zone, which contact members are adapted to sense a vehicle impact that are capable of registering such contact or contacts in order that a score can be attributed to a given rider's relative skill in the drive through such obstacle course.

A motion bicycle safety harness system for bicyclists utilizing a safety harness produced from a heavy weight fabric having a padded interior and attaching, through the use of a carabineer at the rear of the harness, to a height adjustment device. The height adjustment device uses a reinforced backing material having a series of loops allowing a custom adjustment for a variety of bicyclist heights. A nylon type roping material attaches via a carabineer from the height adjustment device and may allow for some stretching that may be advantageous to a bicyclist while performing a motion if they separated from the motion bicycle. The nylon type roping material attaches to a bearing swivel having a 360° turning radius. The attachment of the bearing swivel to a fixed position or a static cable between to poles allowing free movement of the bicyclist performing motions or traversing an obstacle course.

The invention provides an obstacle course angle calculation method and device which are applied to technical field of automobiles. The method comprises the steps of acquiring first course angle reference values and a second course angle reference value, determining a first course angle component and a first weight coefficient corresponding to the first course angle component according to each first course angle reference value; and determining a second course angle component and a second weight coefficient corresponding to the second course angle component according to the second course anglereference value, and finally calculating the course angle of a target obstacle according to the first course angle component, the first weight coefficient, the second course angle component and the second weight coefficient. According to the method, the influence degrees of the first course angle component and the second course angle component in the final calculation result are adjusted through the first weight coefficient and the second weight coefficient, so that the proportion of more accurate course angle components is enabled to be higher, the advantages of an existing calculation methodcan be brought into full play, and the accuracy of the obstacle course angle calculation result is improved.

An intra-oral system is disclosed for assisting an individual in developing intra-oral muscle control and strength, and for facilitating typing of alphanumeric characters on a virtual keyboard. The system may also be used to enable an individual having limited use of the upper extremities to control an electrical apparatus such as a wheelchair, a bed or a light fixture. The intra-oral system includes a mouthpiece having a plurality of cells embedded therein. The cells are configured to receive pressure applied by the tongue of an individual. Movement of the tongue over and against the cells causes an object to be moved over a display. In one embodiment, the object is moved through an obstacle course or over a simulated track as part of a therapeutic regimen. In another embodiment, the object is moved over alphanumeric characters on a digital keyboard, and selected characters are typed by operation of the mouthpiece. In this manner, textual matter may be produced and stored by the user, and then sent via electronic means using a wired or wireless communication network. In yet another embodiment, a character or icon on the display is selected and activated to manipulate an electrical apparatus. A method for moving an electrical apparatus using a mouthpiece controlled through lingual movement is also provided.

A children's instructional floor exercise apparatus for developing physical, cognitive and social skills. The apparatus has a plurality of tiles that have an anatomy indicium and an independent tile orientation indicium. When the tiles are placed in a predetermined pattern and with each tile's orientation indicia indicating the same rotational orientation, the anatomy indicia correspond to a predetermined physical movement designed to exercise a specific muscle group and develop a specific physical skill. The apparatus may be provided with written instructions describing the desired tile pattern and physical movement. Multiple apparatus may be provided in a set so as to create an obstacle course of movements, with each obstacle designed to work with and complement other obstacles in the set to provide a well-rounded exercise routine.

An intra-oral system is disclosed for assisting an individual in developing intra-oral muscle control and strength, and for facilitating typing of alphanumeric characters on a virtual keyboard. The system may also be used to enable an individual having limited use of the upper extremities to control an electrical apparatus such as a wheelchair, a bed or a light fixture. The intra-oral system includes a mouthpiece having a plurality of cells embedded therein. The cells are configured to receive pressure applied by the tongue of an individual. Movement of the tongue over and against the cells causes an object to be moved over a display. In one embodiment, the object is moved through an obstacle course or over a simulated track as part of a therapeutic regimen. In another embodiment, the object is moved over alphanumeric characters on a digital keyboard, and selected characters are typed by operation of the mouthpiece. In this manner, textual matter may be produced and stored by the user, and then sent via electronic means using a wired or wireless communication network. In yet another embodiment, a character or icon on the display is selected and activated to manipulate an electrical apparatus. A method for moving an electrical apparatus using a mouthpiece controlled through lingual movement is also provided.

An artificial cave has various features that resemble speleothems (e.g., stalactites, stalagmites, etc.) found in real subterranean caves. Human users may pass through the artificial cave, with each user wearing a wearable transceiver that broadcasts a signal code unique to that user. Fixed transceivers throughout the cave can detect and identify any user who is sufficiently close to that fixed transceiver. Other components of the system collect user identification information from the fixed transceivers for any of several possible purposes (e.g., identifying which user was probably responsible for inappropriate interaction with a speleothem that is adjacent to a given fixed transceiver, where all of the various user of the cave are currently located in the cave, etc.).

A compression based foundation having strategically paced padding to guard against the types of injuries most usually sustained during obstacle course racing is provided. Also provided is an energy supplement storage garment where energy supplements are within easy reach during active racing conditions.

In one embodiment, the present invention provides a toy wherein a player manipulates a levitated object through an obstacle course. Furthermore, the present invention allows the player to design and build the obstacle course. The toy may include a playing field having a plurality of mounting stations distributed along a pathway and a plurality of obstacles adapted to interchangeably engage the mounting stations. A levitation mechanism may be adapted to produce an air stream and move the air stream along the pathway. In addition, the toy may further include a controller adapted to control movement of the air stream along the pathway.

A play apparatus has plural types of elevated equipment, namely a ropes course and a zip coaster. Both types of elevated equipment have respective user safety supports that extend along the respective equipment and receive a safety harness worn by a user. The user need not change safety harnesses to use the different types of equipment. The entry and exit locations for the elevated equipment are in a common area elevated above the ground. A third type of equipment, namely an obstacle course, is located under and above the common area.

An intra-oral system is disclosed for assisting an individual in developing intra-oral muscle control and strength. The system may also be used to enable an individual having limited use of the upper extremities to control an electrical apparatus such as a wheelchair, a bed or a light fixture. The intra-oral system includes a mouthpiece having a plurality of air cells embedded therein. The air cells are configured to receive pressure applied by the tongue of an individual. Movement of the tongue over and against the air cells causes an object to be moved over a display. In one embodiment, the object is moved through an obstacle course or over a simulated track as part of a therapeutic regimen. In another embodiment, a character or icon on the display is selected and activated to manipulate an electrical apparatus. Methods for moving an electrical apparatus using a mouthpiece controlled through lingual movement are also provided.

Inflatable devices that can be used as training equipment, and a method for forming an obstacle course from inflatable equipment.

The invention discloses a sloping field walk device of a bionic robot, wherein four accumulators are fixed on the base, one end of the accumulator is rotatably connected with a rotating shaft, a support arm is fixed on the rotating shaft, a support frame body is fixed at the bottom of the support arm, and a balanced climbing device is arranged inside the support frame; the invention realizes the motorization of the copying robot by driving the gear to transmit the power to the transmission shaft, while the three wheels on the wheel frame revolve around the hollow axle to enable leapfrogging and climbing on the obstacle course, and the rotating three rotating plates alternately contact and rotate in the arc groove of the support block to make up the difference caused by the height change ofthe transmission shaft, in order to keep the copying robot moving smoothly in the same plane all the time and avoid the bump caused by the change of the center of the transmission shaft, a pluralityof rolling bodies arranged at the top of the rotating plate play the role of rolling and transmitting force, dry friction between the rotating plate and the arc groove is avoided, the rotating plate is well protected, and the rotating plate is more flexible to rotate.

The subject invention comprises an area that is structured to hold one or more obstacles zones for the maneuvering of motor vehicles through an obstacle or series of obstacles, all requiring skill in the operation of a particular vehicle, with the obstacle zones having a plurality of contact members that are intended to be avoided by the vehicle operator while driving through a particular obstacle zone, which contact members are adapted to sense a vehicle impact that are capable of registering such contact or contacts in order that a score can be attributed to a given rider's relative skill in the drive through such obstacle course.

The invention discloses an obstacle avoidance method and device, comprising: acquiring a first specific position of the obstacle if an obstacle is detected during the running of an automatic driving vehicle; determining the position of the obstacle and the vehicle body according to the first specific position The current distance; through the current distance, determine the four coordinate points of the area where the obstacle is located when the body safely avoids the obstacle; based on the four coordinate points, use the Bessel formula to calculate the obstacle avoidance path. Judging whether the driving road is smooth by detecting whether there is an obstacle, determining the current distance from the vehicle body according to the position of the obstacle, determining the coordinate point according to the current distance, and then calculating the obstacle avoidance path according to the coordinate point, the Bessel formula is compared with the existing technology The calculation method and amount of calculation in the algorithm are relatively small, so when an obstacle is detected, the computer can calculate the path around the obstacle in a short time to avoid traffic accidents.

A play apparatus has plural types of elevated equipment, namely a ropes course and a zip coaster. Both types of elevated equipment have respective user safety supports that extend along the respective equipment and receive a safety harness worn by a user. The user need not change safety harnesses to use the different types of equipment. The entry and exit locations for the elevated equipment are in a common area elevated above the ground. A third type of equipment, namely an obstacle course, is located under and above the common area.

An artificial cave has various features that resemble speleothems (e.g., stalactites, stalagmites, etc.) found in real subterranean caves. Human users may pass through the artificial cave, with each user wearing a wearable transceiver that broadcasts a signal code unique to that user. Fixed transceivers throughout the cave can detect and identify any user who is sufficiently close to that fixed transceiver. Other components of the system collect user identification information from the fixed transceivers for any of several possible purposes (e.g., identifying which user was probably responsible for inappropriate interaction with a speleothem that is adjacent to a given fixed transceiver, where all of the various user of the cave are currently located in the cave, etc.). A count of users currently in the artificial cave passageway may be maintained and used for a number of purposes. Similarly, human detectors may be employed near the system and / or in the artificial cave passage for any of several different purposes.

The invention discloses a method and device for calculating the course angle of an obstacle based on time synchronization. Wherein, the method includes: obtaining a heading angle calculation model, wherein the heading angle calculation model is obtained by training the historical data of the heading angle yaw value; sensing obstacles through a sensing device to obtain heading angle perception data; according to the heading angle The angle perception data and the heading angle calculation model are used to generate a first heading angle calculation result; and the verification operation of the synchronization time stamp is performed on the heading angle calculation result to obtain a second heading angle calculation result. The invention solves the problem that in the perception detection algorithm of the prior art, it is difficult to calculate the yaw angle of obstacles using image perception, and the result is also difficult to be accurate; it is not easy to calculate the yaw angle of obstacles accurately by using the traditional point cloud clustering algorithm , and stability cannot be guaranteed. Secondly, the calculation of the obstacle heading angle also involves the own vehicle heading angle output by the inertial navigation of the own vehicle, the calibration results of the inertial navigation and perception sensors, and the time synchronization of the sensors, which is a technical problem involving systematic problems of software, hardware and algorithms. .

An obstacle course has an elevated obstacle and a cushioned landing area located beneath the obstacle. The cushioned landing area has a mass of balls. The balls are at least translucent so as to transmit light. Lighting is located in the cushioned landing area and adjacent to the mass of balls so as to illuminate the mass of balls.