System and method for automatically entering and leaving ride apparatus

A method for controlling a ride apparatus, comprising:

• establishing a wireless communication connection with a transport vehicle;
• receiving, via the wireless communication connection, an automatic entering request from the transport vehicle, wherein the automatic entering request comprises a ride starting position;
• controlling the ride apparatus to move to the ride starting position;
• controlling the ride apparatus to be in an open-door status;
• controlling the ride apparatus to be in a delayed closing status, wherein a manual closing button of the ride apparatus is disabled for a predetermined time in the delayed closing status;
• sending, via the wireless communication connection, status information to the transport vehicle, wherein the status information indicates that the ride apparatus has arrived at the ride starting position and that the ride apparatus is in an open-door status;
• receiving a locking request from the transport vehicle, wherein the locking request is for establishing a locking relationship between the transport vehicle and ride apparatus, wherein the locking relationship allows the transport vehicle to enter the ride apparatus;
• determining whether a number of transport vehicles that have established a locking relationship with the ride apparatus is smaller than a preset threshold;
• in response to determining that the number of transport vehicles that have established a locking relationship with the ride apparatus is smaller than the preset threshold, sending a locking instruction to the transport vehicle to enable the transport vehicle to automatically enter the ride apparatus, wherein the locking instruction indicates that the locking relationship between the transport vehicle and the ride apparatus has been established.

A transport vehicle, comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the transport vehicle to perform a method for automatically entering a ride apparatus, the method comprising:

• establishing a wireless communication connection with a control system of the ride apparatus;
• sending, via the wireless communication connection, an automatic entering request to the control system of the ride apparatus, the automatic entering request comprising a ride starting position;
• receiving, via the wireless communication connection, status information sent by the control system of the ride apparatus;
• and
• determining, according to the status information, that the ride apparatus has arrived at the ride starting position and that the ride apparatus is in an open-door status, wherein after the ride apparatus has arrived at the ride starting position and is in the open-door status, the ride apparatus enters a delayed closing status, wherein a manual door-closing button of the ride apparatus is disabled for a first predetermined time in the delayed closing status;
• sending, via the wireless communication connection, a locking request to the control system of the ride apparatus, wherein the locking request is for establishing a locking relationship between the vehicle and the ride apparatus, wherein the locking relationship allows the vehicle to enter the ride apparatus;
• determining whether a locking instruction is received from the control system of the ride apparatus, wherein the locking instruction indicates that the locking relationship between the vehicle and ride apparatus has been established;
• and
• in response to determining that the locking instruction is received from the control system of the ride apparatus, automatically entering the ride apparatus.

A control system of a ride apparatus, comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the control system of the ride apparatus to perform operations comprising:

• establishing a wireless communication connection with a transport vehicle;
• receiving, via the wireless communication connection, an automatic entering request from the transport vehicle, wherein the automatic entering request comprises a ride starting position;
• controlling the ride apparatus to move to the ride starting position;
• controlling the ride apparatus to be in an open-door status;
• controlling the ride apparatus to be in a delayed closing status, wherein a manual closing button of the ride apparatus is disabled for a predetermined time in the delayed closing status;
• sending, via the wireless communication connection, status information to the transport vehicle, wherein the status information indicates that the ride apparatus has arrived at the ride starting position and that the ride apparatus is in an open-door status;
• receiving a locking request from the transport vehicle, wherein the locking request is for establishing a locking relationship between the transport vehicle and ride apparatus, wherein the locking relationship allows the transport vehicle to enter the ride apparatus;
• determining whether a number of transport vehicles that have established a locking relationship with the ride apparatus is smaller than a preset threshold;
• in response to determining that the number of transport vehicles that have established a locking relationship with the ride apparatus is smaller than the preset threshold, sending a locking instruction to the transport vehicle to enable the transport vehicle to automatically enter the ride apparatus, wherein the locking instruction indicates that the locking relationship between the transport vehicle and the ride apparatus has been established.