Rotating platform coaster
AssigneeUniversal City Studios LLC
InventorsGregory S. Hall, Keith Michael McVeen
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Abstract
A ride system for an amusement park includes a platform of the ride system that rotates about a guide axis along a direction of travel of the platform. A motion system is included and drives movement of the platform. One or more seats are coupled to the platform, wherein the one or more seats move with the platform and relative to the platform. At least one sensor detects a position of at least one seat of the one or more seats and provides data indicative of the position. A controller receives the data indicative of the position and controls the motion system to rotate the platform about the guide axis based on the data indicative of the position.
Claims20
A ride system for an amusement park, comprising:
- a platform of the ride system configured to roll about a guide axis, the guide axis representing a direction of travel of the platform;
- a motion system configured to drive movement of the platform;
- one or more seats coupled to the platform, wherein the one or more seats are configured to move with the platform and relative to the platform;
- at least one sensor coupled to the one or more seats and configured to detect movement of the one or more seats with respect to the platform and provide data indicative of the movement of the one or more seats;
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- a controller configured to receive the data indicative of the movement of the one or more seats and control the motion system to roll the platform about the guide axis based on the data indicative of the movement of the one or more seats.
A ride system, comprising:
- a platform configured to rotate about a first axis, tilt about a second axis, or both;
- a first actuator configured to rotate the platform about the first axis;
- a second actuator configured to tilt the platform about the second axis;
- a plurality of seats coupled to the platform and configured to rotate about the first axis with the platform, move directionally with respect to the platform, move upwards or downwards with respect to the platform, rotate about a third axis with respect to the platform, or any combination thereof;
- a sensor configured to detect a position of at least one seat of the plurality of seats with respect to the platform;
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- a controller configured to control the first actuator to rotate the platform and control the second actuator to tilt the platform based on the position of the at least one seat with respect to the platform.
A ride system, comprising:
- a platform configured to rotate about a guide axis;
- a first seat coupled to the platform and a second seat coupled to the platform, wherein the first seat and the second seat are configured to rotate about the guide axis with the platform, move directionally relative to the platform, move upwards or downwards relative to the platform, rotate about an axis transverse to the guide axis, or any combination thereof;
- a first sensor coupled to the first seat, wherein the first sensor is configured to detect a first position of the first seat;
- a second sensor coupled to the second seat, wherein the second sensor is configured to detect a second position of the second seat;
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- a controller configured to control the rotation of the platform based on the first position of the first seat, the second position of the second seat, or both.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.