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US 11,229,852 B2Granted
Systems and methods for incorporating pneumatic robotic systems into structures
AssigneeUniversal City Studios LLC
InventorsRobert Cortelyou, Ross Osterman, Justin Schwartz, Amanda Zielkowski, Caitlin A. Correll, Darrin Hughes, Anisha Vyas
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Abstract
A system may include a virtual reality system configured to present one or more virtual objects via an electronic display. The system may also include one or more inflatable objects that correspond to the one or more virtual objects, such that the one or more inflatable objects matches one or more shapes of the one or more virtual objects. The system may also include a processor configured to cause at least one of the one or more inflatable objects to inflate based on feedback from the virtual reality system.
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A system, comprising:
- an inflatable object at least partially disposed in a liquid environment and extending between a first location and a second location, the liquid environment comprising a first fluid;
- one or more valves configured to direct a second fluid into the inflatable object to transition the inflatable object from a first state to a second state, wherein the second state corresponds to the inflatable object being inflated with the second fluid;
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- a processor configured to:
- receive a request to adjust one or more positions of the one or more valves to cause the second fluid to be directed into the inflatable object;
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- send one or more commands to a mechanical system configured to control the one or more positions of the one or more valves in response to receiving the request, wherein the inflatable object transitions from the first state to the second state after the one or more valves adjusts to the one or more positions, and wherein the inflatable object is configured to be partially exposed above the liquid environment in the second state.
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An inflatable aquatic system comprising:
- a plurality of inflatable objects configured to be submerged in a liquid environment, wherein the liquid environment comprises a first fluid, and wherein the plurality of inflatable objects comprises a first inflatable object and a second inflatable object;
- one or more valves configured to direct a second fluid into the plurality of inflatable objects to transition the plurality of the inflatable objects from a first state to a second state, wherein the second state corresponds to the plurality of inflatable objects being inflated with the second fluid;
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- a processor configured to:
- receive a request to adjust one or more positions of the one or more valves to cause the second fluid to be directed into the second inflatable object;
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- send one or more commands to a mechanical system to control the one or more positions of the one or more valves in response to receiving the request, wherein the second inflatable object transitions between the first state and the second state after the one or more valves adjusts to the one or more positions, wherein the second inflatable object is configured to be partially exposed above the liquid environment in the second state and provide at least a partial pathway that extends toward the first inflatable object.
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A system, comprising:
- a plurality of inflatable objects configured to be submerged in a liquid environment, wherein the liquid environment comprises a first fluid, and wherein the plurality of inflatable objects is at least partially disposed in a portion of the liquid environment;
- a floating vehicle configured to traverse the liquid environment;
- one or more valves configured to direct a second fluid into the plurality of inflatable objects to transition the plurality of inflatable objects from a first state to a second state, wherein the second state corresponds to the plurality of inflatable objects being inflated with the second fluid;
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- a processor configured to:
- receive a request to adjust one or more positions of the one or more valves to cause the second fluid to be directed into the plurality of inflatable objects;
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- send one or more commands to a mechanical system configured to control the one or more positions of the one or more valves in response to receiving the request, wherein the plurality of inflatable objects transitions from the first state to the second state after the one or move valves adjusts to the one or more positions, and wherein the plurality of inflatable objects in the second state is configured to reduce a speed of the floating vehicle traversing the liquid environment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.