놀이기구 제어 시스템(12)은 경로(20)를 따른 놀이기구 차량들(52)의 개별 그룹들의 이동을 동기화하도록 구성된 중앙 제어기(22)를 포함한다. 놀이기구 차량들의 개별 그룹들(52) 각각은 서로 연결되지 않고 가상 열차(52)를 형성하는 다수의 개별 놀이기구 차량(16)을 포함한다. 각각의 가상 열차(52)에는 경로(20)를 따른 다수의 예상 위치 및 다수의 예상 타임스탬프를 갖는 하나 이상의 스케줄이 할당된다. 다수의 예상 타임스탬프 중의 예상 타임스탬프들 각각은 다수의 예상 위치 중의 각각의 예상 위치와 관련된다. 놀이기구 제어 시스템(12)은 또한 다수의 차량 제어기(33)를 포함한다. 다수의 차량 제어기(33) 중의 각각의 차량 제어기(33)는 다수의 개별 놀이기구 차량(16) 중의 각각의 개별 놀이기구 차량(16)에 통신 가능하게 결합된다. 각각의 차량 제어기(33)는 하나 이상의 스케줄에 적어도 기초하여 경로(20)를 따른 각각의 개별 놀이기구 차량(16)의 속도를 제어하도록 구성된다.
A ride control system is described which includes a central controller configured to synchronize movements of separate groups of ride vehicles along a path, wherein the path includes a split-path portion comprising two separate paths along which the separate groups of ride vehicles may be moved, wherein each of the separate groups of ride vehicles comprises a plurality of individual ride vehicles unconnected to one another and forming a virtual train, wherein each virtual train is assigned one or more schedules comprising a plurality of expected positions along the path and a plurality of expected timestamps, and wherein each of the expected timestamps of the plurality of expected timestamps are associated with respective expected positions of the plurality of expected positions; and a plurality of vehicle controllers, wherein each vehicle controller of the plurality of vehicle controllers is communicatively coupled to a respective individual ride vehicle of the plurality of individual ride vehicles, wherein each vehicle controller is configured to control a speed of the respective individual ride vehicle along the path based at least on the one or more schedules, wherein the central controller is configured to determine a relative position for each ride vehicle within a group relative to other ride vehicles in the group and is further configured to separate two subsets of the ride vehicles of the virtual train along the path based at least on the relative position and the one or more schedules, wherein separating the two subsets of the ride vehicles comprises: sending a first subset of the ride vehicles of the virtual train along a first path of the split-path portion of the path based at least on the one or more schedules; and sending a second subset of the ride vehicles of the virtual train along a second path of the split-path portion of the path based at least on the one or more schedules; and wherein the central controller is configured to rejoin the two subsets of the ride vehicles of the virtual train along the path after separation such that the relative position of one or more ride vehicles within the virtual train is changed after the separation and rejoining.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RIDE CONTROL SYNCHRONIZATION
놀이기구 제어 동기화를 위한 시스템 및 방법
2023-07-04
Patent
Electronic Resource
Korean
IPC: | A63G Karussells , MERRY-GO-ROUNDS / B61L Leiten des Eisenbahnverkehrs , GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC / G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen / G08G Anlagen zur Steuerung, Regelung oder Überwachung des Verkehrs , TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS |