Magnetic Ride Vehicle Coupling for Dynamic Orientation Changes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional amusement park ride systems limit rider experience variability due to fixed ride vehicle perspectives and stagnant orientations, restricting the impact of show elements along the ride path.
Innovation Solution
A ride system featuring modular automated guide vehicles (AGVs) with magnets that can dynamically couple and decouple, allowing for changing vehicle configurations, orientations, and interactions with show elements along the ride path, enabling varied ride experiences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional fixed ride vehicle configurations are used, then system simplicity is maintained, but rider experience variability is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The ride vehicle is divided into multiple independently controllable modules or sections, each capable of being oriented or positioned separately. This segmentation allows the vehicle configuration to be dynamically adjusted during the ride, creating varied rider experiences without requiring an entirely new vehicle design.
Solution Approach 2:
The ride vehicle incorporates dynamic elements such as movable seats, adjustable orientations, and reconfigurable modules that can change position or orientation during operation. This dynamic capability enables the same vehicle to provide different ride experiences across multiple cycles, resolving the contradiction between simplicity and variability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If stagnant vehicle orientations are used, then control simplicity is maintained, but show element impact is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle orientation control system incorporates feedback mechanisms that detect the vehicle's position, speed, and orientation relative to show elements along the ride path. This feedback enables automatic adjustments to maximize the impact of show elements while maintaining simplified control through automated decision-making algorithms.
Solution Approach 2:
A control system intermediary layer is introduced between the vehicle's propulsion system and the orientation mechanisms. This intermediary coordinates complex orientation changes with simple propulsion commands, allowing the vehicle to dynamically adjust its orientation to show elements while maintaining ease of operation through a simplified control interface.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances rider experience by allowing dynamic ride vehicle configurations, changing orientations, and interactions with show elements, providing a unique experience with each ride.
Implementation Method 1
establish a coupling between the first magnet and the second magnet
Data Source
AI summary
A ride system includes a first ride vehicle having a first magnet exposed along a first exterior side of the first ride vehicle and a first additional magnet exposed along a first additional exterior side of the first ride vehicle. The ride system includes a second ride vehicle having a second magnet exposed along a second exterior side of the second ride vehicle and a second additional magnet exposed along a second additional exterior side of the second ride vehicle. The ride system includes a control system configured to control maneuvering of one or both of the first and second ride vehicles to: establish a coupling between the first magnet and the second magnet in a first configuration, establish a coupling between the first magnet and the second additional magnet in a second configuration, establish a coupling between the first additional magnet and the second magnet in a third configuration, establish a coupling between the first additional magnet and the second additional magnet in a fourth configuration.