Ride system: motion base on a turntable/segmented turntable
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Solution Overview
Problem
Simulation theaters face challenges in adapting to high passenger throughput, particularly in loading and unloading processes, which affects the efficiency of the user experience.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a closed chain of wagons linked around a track, each equipped with multiple wheels for stable movement and independently driven motion components, along with a motion base for simulating motions, and integrated simulation theaters with projectors and screens, allowing for optimized load distribution and high-capacity operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If simulation theaters use a fixed platform design, then the simulation experience quality is maintained, but the passenger throughput and loading efficiency are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the simulation theater into separate modular components: the stationary platform remains fixed while the simulation theater (seating area, screen, projector) is mounted on a movable motion base that can be independently coupled and decoupled from the platform. This segmentation allows the simulation theater to be efficiently loaded and unloaded without moving the entire fixed platform structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The motion base is designed with dynamic coupling and decoupling capabilities, allowing it to be attached to and separated from the stationary platform as needed. This dynamic configuration enables high passenger throughput by facilitating rapid loading and unloading of simulation theaters while maintaining system stability during operation.
2Reliability
If the motion base is designed with high degrees of freedom for realistic motion simulation, then the simulation experience quality improves, but the system complexity and manufacturing difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The motion base is designed as a multi-functional platform that provides six degrees of freedom (three translational and three rotational movements) to simulate various motion patterns including pitch, roll, and yaw. This universal motion capability allows a single motion base design to handle diverse simulation scenarios (airplane, car, boat, spaceship) without requiring separate specialized mechanisms for each vehicle type.
3Manufacturing precision
If the wagon uses three wheels for static determinacy, then the load distribution can be precisely calculated and optimized, but the stability and balance on curved tracks become more challenging
Solution Approach 1:
The wagon employs three wheels with distinct local functions: two larger outer wheels provide primary support and guidance on the curved track, while one smaller inner wheel provides additional stability and prevents derailment. Each wheel is positioned and sized to optimize its specific local function, achieving both calculable load distribution and stable curved track navigation.
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AI summary
Embodiment of turntables, which can include rotating indexed turntables are described herein. The rotating indexed turntable can include: a looped track having an inner rail and an outer rail; a plurality of adjacent turntable wagons linked together in a closed chain and movingly coupled to the looped track, wherein each of the turntable wagons are independently propelled along the looped track, each of the plurality of turntable wagons including: an inner portion having a first length; an outer portion having a second length, which second length is greater than the first length; a plurality of outer motion features movingly coupled to the outer rail of the looped track; and at least one inner motion feature movingly coupled to the inner rail of the looped track.