Multi-dimensional bogie and track system

A method for controlling multi-dimensional motion of a vehicle, comprising:

• decelerating, via a controller, the vehicle traveling in a first direction along a path to stop the vehicle at a first position along the path, wherein the path comprises a plurality of rotatable track members, and wherein each rotatable track member of the plurality of rotatable track members is coupled to a drive system;
• confirming, via the controller, that the vehicle is stopped on the plurality of rotatable track members at the first position along the path, wherein a respective first rotation axis of each rotatable track member of the plurality of rotatable track members is substantially aligned with a respective second rotation axis of a corresponding roller assembly of a plurality of roller assemblies of the vehicle when the vehicle is stopped at the first position along the path;
• and
• sending, via the controller, a signal to a drive system to cause the drive system to rotate the plurality of rotatable track members from a first orientation along the first direction to a second orientation along a second direction different from the first direction.

A ride system, comprising:

• a plurality of rotatable track members defining a first portion of a first ride path when oriented in a first direction and defining a second portion of a second ride path when oriented in a second direction;
• a ride vehicle comprising one or more roller assemblies configured to facilitate ride vehicle motion along the first ride path and the second ride path;
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• a controller communicatively coupled to the ride vehicle and the plurality of rotatable track members, wherein the controller is configured to control the ride vehicle motion and rotation of the plurality of rotatable track members, wherein the controller comprises a processor and a memory device having instructions stored thereon, wherein the stored instructions are configured to be executed by the processor, and wherein the instructions are configured to cause the processor to:
• send a first signal to a braking system to cause the braking system to decelerate the ride vehicle traveling along the first ride path in the first direction to a stopped position on the plurality of rotatable track members, such that each roller assembly of the one or more roller assemblies shares an axis of rotation with a corresponding rotatable track member of the plurality of rotatable track members;
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• send a second signal to a drive system to cause the drive system to selectively rotate the plurality of rotatable track members from a first orientation along the first direction to a second orientation along the second direction, wherein selectively rotating the plurality of rotatable track members causes rotation of each roller assembly of the one or more roller assemblies about the respective axis of rotation.