US 10,981,072 B1Granted

Modular stacked motion simulation system

AssigneeSimex Inc.

InventorsAlexis Gil, Salvatore Agosta, Riaz Zahiruddin Kazim, Alexandru Mihai Teodorescu

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Abstract

A motion simulator system includes a display screen and multiple rider motion apparatuses. Each rider motion apparatus supports at least one rider accommodation and is positionable in a ride position facing the display screen. The motion simulator system includes multiple motion bays with an open front end facing the display screen. Each motion bay encloses at least one of the rider motion apparatuses. Multiple motion bays can be stacked facing the same display screen. A subset of the rider motion apparatuses may be activated, even when one or more rider motion apparatuses are in an inactive state. A visual display can be provided on the display screen that is synchronized with motion of the active rider motion apparatuses.

Claims17

Dependent claims

A motion simulation system comprising:

(a) a display screen;
(b) a plurality of rider motion apparatuses, wherein each rider motion apparatus is configured to support at least one rider accommodation, and each rider motion apparatus is positionable in a ride position with the at least one rider accommodation facing the display screen;
(c) a plurality of motion bays, wherein each motion bay extends between a bay front end that is closer to the display screen than a bay rear end of that bay in a forward-rearward direction, and the bay front end of each motion bay is positioned facing the display, wherein each motion bay encloses a bay set of rider motion apparatuses that includes at least one of the rider motion apparatuses from the plurality of rider motion apparatuses;
and
(d) a controller coupled to the display and to the motion bays, wherein the controller is configured to provide a motion simulation experience by:
positioning a set of rider motion apparatuses in the ride position, wherein the set of rider motion apparatuses includes at least some of the rider motion apparatuses from the plurality of rider motion apparatuses;
providing a visual display on the display screen, wherein the visual display is visible from each and every rider accommodation when the rider motion apparatus corresponding to that rider accommodation is positioned in the ride position;
and
controlling motion of the rider accommodations during the visual display to move the rider accommodations supported by the set of rider motion apparatuses in a defined motion sequence, wherein the defined motion sequence is coordinated with the visual display provided on the display screen;
wherein
when at least one of the rider motion apparatuses is in an inactive state, a subset of the rider motion apparatuses is provided which comprises all of the rider motion apparatuses except the at least one of the rider motion apparatuses in the inactive state, the controller is configured to determine that the at least one of the rider motion apparatuses is in the inactive state and the controller is configured to actuate the subset of the rider motion apparatuses.

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A non-transitory computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon for configuring a processor to perform a method of controlling a motion simulation system comprising a display screen, a plurality of rider motion apparatuses, wherein each rider motion apparatus is configured to support at least one rider accommodation, and each rider motion apparatus is positionable in a ride position with the at least one rider accommodation facing the display screen, and a plurality of motion bays wherein each motion bay encloses a bay set of rider motion apparatuses that includes at least one of the rider motion apparatuses from the plurality of rider motion apparatuses, wherein the method comprises:

(a) positioning a set of rider motion apparatuses in the ride position, wherein the set of rider motion apparatuses includes at least some of the rider motion apparatuses from the plurality of rider motion apparatuses;
(b) providing a visual display on the display screen, wherein the visual display is visible from each and every rider accommodation when the rider motion apparatus corresponding to that rider accommodation is positioned in the ride position;
and
(c) controlling motion of the rider accommodations during the visual display to move the rider accommodations supported by the set of rider motion apparatuses in a defined motion sequence, wherein the defined motion sequence is coordinated with the visual display provided on the display screen;
(d) determining that at least one of the rider motion apparatuses is in an inactive state whereby a subset of the rider motion apparatuses is provided which comprises all of the rider motion apparatuses except the at least one of the rider motion apparatuses in the inactive state;
and
(e) actuating only the subset of the rider motion apparatuses in response to determining that the at least one of the rider motion apparatuses is in the inactive state, wherein the subset excludes the at least one of the rider motion apparatuses in the inactive state.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.