Patent SG-11201901151X-A (SG)
Title: Systems and methods for braking or propelling a roaming vehicle
Inventor: VANCE ERIC
IPC: H02K41/02
Filed: 2017-08-25
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property 1 MEM 0 11101 HOE HI 1 0 01 1110 NH HO IN III 1111011110111111 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date ...... WO 2018/044704 Al 08 March 2018 (08.03.2018) W I PO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (71) Applicant: UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLC B60L 15/00 (2006.01) B61L 3/10 (2006.01) [US/US]; 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, Califor- B60L 15/22 (2006.01) B61L 3/12 (2006.01) nia 91608 (US). B6OL 15/28 (2006.01) B61L 3/16 (2006.01) (72) Inventor: VANCE, Eric; 1000 Universal City Plaza, Lake- B60L 13/04 (2006.01) B61L 3/22 (2006.01) B61L 1/08 (2006.01) H02K 41/02 (2006.01) wood Bldg, Orlando, Florida 32819 (US). (21) International Application Number: (74) Agent: GUERRERO, Jason M. et al.; P.O. Box 692289, PCT/US2017/048547 Houston, Texas 77269 (US). (22) International Filing Date: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every 25 August 2017 (25.08.2017) kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, (25) Filing Language: English CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, (26) Publication Language: English DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, (30) Priority Data: KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, 15/249,838 29 August 2016 (29.08.2016) US MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, (54) Title: SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BRAKING OR PROPELLING A ROAMING VEHICLE = = _ — 10 ---\ \"--16 = POSITION MONITORING SYSTEM r--18 = CONTROL SYSTEM = X 20 = --• 22 = • MO 12 OR CT DRIVE MATRIX = 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 = \ A A / = = 24 v = = FIG. 1 ,-, (57) : In one embodiment, a propulsion system (10) includes roaming vehicles (12) including a reaction plate (74) installed C on a bottom of each of the roaming vehicles (12), a surface stator matrix (24) installed with a running surface (22) for the roaming r..., vehicles (12) and including single sided linear induction motors (SSLIMs) (14). Each of the SSLIMs (14) include two windings (25), 71' (26) installed orthogonally to one another. The propulsion system (10) also includes motor drives (48) configured to electrically couple 0 7 r to the SSLIMs (14) via a switching panel (50), and a control system (18) configured to receive information related to the roaming —. vehicles (12), receive a desired motion profile for the roaming vehicles (12) across the surface stator matrix (24), determine which *1: of the SSLIMs (14) to activate and a performance of the SSLIMs (14) based on the desired motion profile, the information, or some 1-1 © combination thereof, and send control signals to the motor drives (48) to control the SSLIMs (14) to produce the motion profile. ei C [Continued on next page] WO 2018/044704 Al 1#110figinigERIONOMOMOBEEMOVOIS SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Declarations under Rule 4.17: — as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(11)) — as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of the earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) — before the expiration of the time limit for amending the claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of amendments (Rule 48.2(h))