Active damping system for suspended ride system

A ride system comprising:

• a mechanical arrangement to control the motion of a load, the load including at least one passenger;
• the automated damping system arranged and disposed to provide customized damping to the load, the automated damping system comprising:
• a damping device arranged and disposed to provide variable resistance to the load, the variable resistance providing resistance values corresponding to a displacement position of the damping device;
• a suspension system for suspending the load, the suspension system including a plurality of cables suspending the load;
• a damping profile generator that calculates a damping profile;
• and
• a sensor arranged and disposed to measure one or more damping affecting properties and providing the one or more damping affecting properties to the damping profile generator, the sensor comprising a mass measuring device;
• wherein the damping profile provides the variable resistance based upon the one or more damping affecting properties of the load.

A method of providing customized damping of a load comprising:

• providing a mechanical arrangement to control the motion of a load, the mechanical arrangement including a suspension system for suspending the load, the suspension system including a plurality of cables suspending the load;
• measuring a one or more damping affecting properties with a sensor, the sensor comprising a mass measuring device and the damping affecting properties including mass of the load;
• providing a value corresponding to one or more damping affecting properties to a damping profile generator;
• generating a damping profile with the damping profile generator corresponding to the one or more damping affecting properties measured;
• providing a variable resistance to a damping device arranged and disposed to provide variable resistance to the suspension system, the variable resistance providing a resistance value corresponding to a displacement position of the load;
• wherein the damping profile is a range of resistances over displacement positions based upon one or more damping affecting properties.