Patent ID: 9610511
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: A63G,B60K

Claim:
1. A ride vehicle for an amusement park ride using free-ranging vehicles, comprising: a passenger compartment for receiving one or more passengers; a vehicle base supporting the passenger compartment; and a drive system with a support platform supporting the vehicle base, wherein the drive system is operable to selectively impart a set of motions to the vehicle base by imparting motions to the support platform, wherein the set of motions includes translational and cornering motions, wherein the drive system comprises first, second, and third leg assemblies each comprising a rigid, elongated leg pivotally coupled at an inner end to the support platform and supporting a wheel at an outer end, wherein the wheel is adapted for rotation about a vertical axis, and wherein the drive system further includes in each of the leg assemblies a drive motor for rotating the wheel about a vertical axis to define the translational and cornering motions.