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.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- one or more inflatable objects configured to at least partially affix to a ceiling of a room;
- one or more valves configured to direct a fluid into the one or more inflatable objects to transition the one or more inflatable objects from a first state to a second state, wherein the second state corresponds to the one or more inflatable objects being inflated with the 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 fluid to be directed into the one or more 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 one or more inflatable objects 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 one or more inflatable objects in the second state is configured to reduce an available height of the room.
A method, comprising:
- receiving, via a processor, configuration data associated with a room environment, wherein the configuration data corresponds to an arrangement of one or more inflatable objects within the room environment;
- determining, via the processor, one or more positions of one or more valves to cause a fluid to be directed into the one or more inflatable objects to form the arrangement;
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- sending, via the processor, 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 configuration data, wherein the one or more inflatable objects transitions from a first state to a second state after the one or more valves adjusts to the one or more positions, wherein the second state corresponds to the one or more inflatable objects being inflated with the fluid.
A tangible, non-transitory, machine-readable medium, comprising machine-readable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
- receive a request to adjust one or more positions of one or more valves to cause a fluid to be directed into one or more inflatable objects affixed to a ceiling or a floor of a room, wherein the one or more valves are configured to direct the fluid into the one or more inflatable objects to transition the one or more inflatable objects from a first state to a second state, wherein the second state corresponds to the one or more inflatable objects being inflated with the fluid;
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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 one or more inflatable objects 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 one or more inflatable objects in the second state is configured to reduce an available height of the room.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.