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Carnival ride and method for operating the carnival ride

US8864594B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 26, 2012
Grant dateOct 21, 2014
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Expiry dateDec 15, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09B9/32
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a carnival ride the comprises a passenger seat for receiving at least one person, a display device for displaying a film sequence and a robot with a control device and with a robotic arm to which the passenger seat can be fastened or is fastened. The film sequence comprises several successive images. The robotic arm comprises drives connected to the control device and comprises several members that can be moved relative to each other by the drives relative to axes. The control device is arranged for controlling the drives for a movement of the robotic arm so that the members have positions of the axes which positions are associated during the movement with the movement. Information about an association of at least several of the images of the film sequence with corresponding positions of the axes of the robotic arm is stored in the control device.

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