Dynamic Ride Vehicle Control for Choreographed Rider Interaction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing ride systems restrict the movement of ride vehicles to fixed paths, which can detract from the user experience by limiting dynamic interaction and entertainment potential.
Innovation Solution
A ride system with ride vehicles equipped with support actuators and movement systems that allow for dynamic adjustments based on rider inputs, enabling choreographed movements relative to each other and the ride area, including vertical, horizontal, and angular motions, controlled by a centralized system that responds to rider inputs and adjusts trajectories.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If ride vehicles move along fixed paths, then the system structure is simple and easy to control, but the user experience is limited and lacks interactivity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by transitioning from fixed, static ride paths to dynamic, adjustable trajectories. The ride vehicles are equipped with movement systems that allow real-time modification of their paths based on rider inputs and choreographed routines, making the system adaptable while maintaining controlled complexity through automated coordination.
Solution Approach 2:
The centralized control system serves multiple functions: it coordinates choreographed movements of multiple vehicles, processes rider inputs, adjusts trajectories dynamically, and synchronizes vehicle positions. This multi-functionality allows the system to provide both structured entertainment routines and interactive rider control without requiring separate specialized systems.
2Adaptability or versatility
If ride vehicles allow dynamic movement and rider control, then interactivity and entertainment are enhanced, but control complexity and coordination difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback by continuously monitoring rider inputs and using this information to dynamically adjust vehicle trajectories and movements. The centralized control system receives real-time data from riders and automatically modifies the choreographed routines, creating a closed-loop control system that balances interactivity with coordinated movement.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the control of multiple independent ride vehicles into a single centralized control system. This consolidation allows the system to manage the complexity of coordinating multiple dynamically moving vehicles by treating them as an integrated group, simplifying the control architecture while enabling sophisticated choreographed routines.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple ride vehicles move independently with rider control, then individual customization is improved, but synchronization and coordination become more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies preliminary action by pre-programming choreographed routines that define the desired coordinated movements of multiple vehicles. These predetermined patterns serve as a framework that ensures synchronization, while allowing real-time adjustments within the established coordination structure to accommodate individual rider inputs.
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AI summary
A ride system includes ride vehicles. Each ride vehicle includes a rider support configured to carry a rider, a support actuator coupled to the rider support and a base of the ride vehicle and configured to move the rider support relative to the base, and a ride vehicle movement system integrated with the base and configured to move the ride vehicle relative to a ride area. The ride system also includes a controller configured to control the support actuator and the ride vehicle movement system of each ride vehicle individually based on a choreographed routine and an input received from a selected ride vehicle. The input is indicative of an adjustment to the support actuator, the ride vehicle movement system, or both, of each ride vehicle. The input is based on a correlative adjustment to the support actuator, the ride vehicle movement system, or both, of the selected ride vehicle.