Park attraction with collaborative passenger control of holonomic vehicles
US11294378B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 29, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/166
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A system for use in a park attraction to provide collaborative driving experiences. The system includes a vehicle including a body with passenger seats, including a user input assembly proximate to each of the passenger seats, and further including a holonomic drive system adapted to move the body in any direction while riding on a driving surface of the park attraction. The system also includes a system controller (running an attraction/game control module) that operates to: (a) receive user input from each of the user input assemblies; (b) process the user input from each of the user input assemblies to generate a control vector associated with each of the user input assemblies; (c) combine the control vectors from all of the user input assemblies to generate a resultant vector; (d) generate a drive control signal from the resultant vector; and (e) transmit the drive control signal to the vehicle.
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