Autonomous transportation techniques
AssigneeUniversal City Studios LLC
InventorsSteven C. Blum, Justin M. Schwartz, Christopher Oliver
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Abstract
An amusement park attraction system includes a plurality of autonomous vehicles configured to accommodate one or more guests and located in an attraction dispatch area. An individual autonomous vehicle includes a vehicle controller including a memory storing instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions, the instructions configured to cause the vehicle controller to receive an indication that the individual autonomous vehicle is loaded at capacity within the dispatch area and drive autonomous operation of the individual autonomous vehicle from the dispatch area to enter the ride path.
Claims20
An amusement park transportation system, comprising:
- an autonomous vehicle, wherein the autonomous vehicle is configured to accommodate one or more guests;
- and
- a controller configured to communicate with the autonomous vehicle, wherein the controller comprises a memory storing instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions, the instructions configured to cause the controller to:
- access a reservation or a return time of a guest for an attraction in an amusement park;
- determine or access a location of the guest within a predetermined time window preceding the reservation or the return time;
- provide instructions to the autonomous vehicle to go to the location;
- provide an alert to a guest device related to the autonomous vehicle;
- receive an indication from the autonomous vehicle that the guest is on or in the autonomous vehicle;
- and
- provide instructions to the autonomous vehicle to travel to the attraction with the guest after receiving the indication.
An amusement park transportation system, comprising:
- an autonomous vehicle holding personal belongings of a guest;
- and
- a controller configured to communicate with the autonomous vehicle, wherein the controller comprises a memory storing instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions, the instructions configured to cause the controller to:
- receive a request from the guest for the personal belongings;
- determine or access a location of the guest;
- provide instructions to the autonomous vehicle to go to the location of the guest;
- provide an alert to the guest related to the autonomous vehicle;
- and
- receive an indication that the guest has retrieved the personal belongings.
A mobile locker, comprising:
- an interchangeable module comprising a locking mechanism, the interchangeable module being coupled to an autonomous vehicle;
- the autonomous vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle controller configured to control a path of the autonomous vehicle;
- a sensor configured to detect one or more objects;
- and
- a motor configured to drive the autonomous vehicle according to instructions of the vehicle controller;
- communication circuitry coupled to the interchangeable module;
- and
- a power source that powers operations of the autonomous vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.