Patent ID: 9610510
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: A63G,B60W,G05D,G06K

Claim:
1. A method of controlling a ride experience through a ride space of an amusement park ride, comprising: with a sensor mounted on or provide within an automated trackless vehicle being controlled to travel along a first ride path, sensing passenger data for a passenger of the automated trackless vehicle; processing the passenger data to determine a passenger state; determining a location of the automated trackless vehicle on the first ride path; based on the passenger state and the location of the automated trackless vehicle on the first ride path, determining a second ride path for the automated trackless vehicle to move through the ride space; and controlling the automated trackless vehicle to move off the first ride path and along the second ride path, wherein the sensor comprises a camera and the passenger data comprises a digital image of the face of the passenger, wherein the passenger state is an emotional state or a level of attention of the passenger generated during the processing of the passenger data based on a facial expression identified in the digital image of the face of the passenger, and wherein the processing step includes comparing the emotional state or the level of attention with ranges of values for emotional state or level of attention, respectively, that are predefined for the amusement park ride.