Choreographed ride systems and methods
AssigneeUniversal City Studios LLC
InventorsLara Larberg MacLean, William Dale Mason, Eric Alan Vance, Justin Michael Schwartz, Ross Alan Osterman
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Abstract
A ride vehicle includes a riding assembly configured to carry a rider, a base configured to couple to the riding assembly, and a control system configured to control the coordination of movements of the ride vehicle with movements of separate ride vehicles. The base includes a surface movement system configured to move the ride vehicle along a surface, a vertical movement system configured to move the riding assembly vertically relative to the base, and a roll system configured to move the riding assembly angularly relative to the base.
Claims20
A ride system, comprising:
- a ride vehicle comprising a riding assembly configured to move vertically and angularly relative to a base of the respective ride vehicle;
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- a ride control system configured to:
- receive a first input indicative of a desired ride experience with respect to the ride vehicle from a first user;
- receive a second input indicative of a choreography of the ride vehicle relative to at least one additional ride vehicle;
- determine a ride path for the ride vehicle based on the first input and the second input, wherein the ride path comprises a horizontal movement path of the ride vehicle with respect to the choreography, a vertical movement path for the ride assembly, and an angular movement path for the ride assembly;
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- output a signal to the ride vehicle indicative of instructions to cause the ride vehicle to move according to the ride path.
A ride vehicle, comprising:
- a base configured to traverse a ride area;
- a riding assembly configured to move vertically and angularly relative to the base;
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- a ride vehicle control system configured to:
- receive a first input indicative of a desired ride experience with respect to the ride vehicle from a first user;
- receive a second input indicative of a choreography of the ride vehicle relative to at least one additional ride vehicle;
- determine a ride path for the ride vehicle based on the first input and the second input, wherein the ride path comprises a horizontal movement path of the ride vehicle with respect to the choreography, a vertical movement path for the ride assembly, and an angular movement path for the ride assembly;
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- cause the ride vehicle to move according to the ride path.
A method, comprising:
- receiving a first input indicative of a desired ride experience with respect to a ride vehicle from a first user;
- receiving a second input indicative of a choreography of the ride vehicle relative to at least one additional ride vehicle;
- determining a ride path for the ride vehicle based on the first input and the second input, wherein the ride path comprises a horizontal movement path of the ride vehicle with respect to the choreography, a vertical movement path for a ride assembly coupled to the ride vehicle, and an angular movement path for the ride assembly;
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- sending one or more instructions to a ride control system configured to cause the ride vehicle to move according to the ride path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.