Patent SG-11201903030Y-A (SG)
Title: Systems and methods for ride control synchronization
Inventor: DEMBINSKI KYLE
IPC: B61L15/00
Filed: 2017-10-26
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property MUNRO III HO I1111 011001 0 0111111111 01011101111101111111011110111111 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date ....0\"\" WO 2018/081443 Al 03 May 2018 (03.05.2018) W I PO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (72) Inventors; and A63G 7/00 (2006.01) A63G 25/00 (2006.01) (71) Applicants: DEMBINSKI, Kyle [US/US]; 1000 Univer- B61L 15/00 (2006.01) GO5D 1/02 (2006.01) sal City Plaza, Orlando, Florida 32819 (US). KING, Steven B61L 23/20 (2006.01) GO8G 1/00 (2006.01) Morris [US/US]; 1000 Universal City Plaza, Orlando, B61L 25/02 (2006.01) B61L 23/00 (2006.01) Florida 32819 (US). B61L 27/00 (2006.01) (74) Agent: BAKKER, Jila et al.; P.O. Box 692289, Houston, (21) International Application Number: Texas 77269 (US). PCT/US2017/058564 (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (22) International Filing Date: kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, 26 October 2017 (26.10.2017) AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, (25) Filing Language: English DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, (26) Publication Language: English 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, 62/413,520 27 October 2016 (27.10.2016) 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, (71) Applicant: UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLC SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, [US/US]; 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, Califor- TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. nia 91608 (US). _ (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, = = (54) Title: SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RIDE CONTROL SYNCHRONIZATION 18- 1E- f .--12 50 = 50 52 1 6 = 16 j — 1 16 al* 00k Aik, \ -----_____ v_________, 16 50 52 16 10 20 18 = 16 = 50 -- '0 • • 52 r_22 = — -.4 16 CENTRAL CONTROLLER , 16 16 1 • 52 1 —1D---.32 16 24--- = 1• Ar AP — MEMORY H = 16 0 50 26 = # 16 50 I , TRANSCEIVER 28 = 18 • — . 16 = 50 30 54 FIG 2 DISPLAY II I•••I I l) U l) U IJ 1) 1 6 . - (57) : A ride control system (12) includes a central controller (22) configured to synchronize movements of separate groups 'IL I • of ride vehicles (52) along a path (20). Each of the separate groups of ride vehicles (52) includes multiple individual ride vehicles M (16) unconnected to one another and forming a virtual train (52). Each virtual train (52) is assigned one or more schedules having 71' iv multiple expected positions along the path (20) and multiple expected timestamps. Each of the expected timestamps of the multiple 1 -1 expected timestamps are associated with respective expected positions of the multiple expected positions. The ride control system (12) Ot also includes multiple vehicle controllers (33). Each vehicle controller (33) of the multiple vehicle controllers (33) is communicatively 0 ---, coupled to a respective individual ride vehicle (16) of the multiple individual ride vehicles (16). Each vehicle controller (33) is configured X 1-1 ) to control a speed of the respective individual ride vehicle (16) along the path (20) based at least on the one or more schedules. 0 ei O [Continued on next page] WO 2018/081443 Al MIDEDIMOMOIDEIREEMOOMMUMMOIMIDOMEHOIS 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). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))