JPWO2020223187A5

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Info

Publication number: JPWO2020223187A5
Application number: JP2021564273A
Authority: JP
Publication date: 2023-04-13

Claims

A vehicle system,
a vehicle configured to travel along a first ride path defined by a first track;
A coaster configured to travel along a second vehicle path defined by a second track, wherein the first track and the second track intersect each other at an overlap portion of the vehicle system. , coasters and
with
The vehicle is configured to disengage from a first portion of the first track and engage the coaster when the coaster and the vehicle are positioned at the overlapping portion, the coaster comprising: , a vehicle system configured to transfer said vehicle along said second vehicle path to a second portion of said first vehicle path after engaging said vehicle.

The first vehicle path includes a vehicle path section extending from the first portion of the first vehicle path to the second portion of the first vehicle path, the vehicle path section extending from the second portion of the first vehicle path. 2. The vehicle system of claim 1, separate from the vehicle path of the .

4. A vehicle locking mechanism for said vehicle, said vehicle locking mechanism being configured to limit movement of said vehicle onto said first ride path in an engagement configuration of said vehicle locking mechanism. 2. The vehicle system according to claim 1.

4. The vehicle system of claim 3, wherein the vehicle locking mechanism is configured to allow the vehicle to disengage from the first vehicle path in a disengaged configuration.

2. The ride system of claim 1, wherein the coaster is positioned below a surface containing the first track except when the coaster and the vehicle are positioned at the overlapping portion of the ride system. .

2. The ride system of claim 1, wherein the coaster includes a coaster lock mechanism configured to selectively lock the vehicle to the coaster.

The coaster includes a coaster locking mechanism and the vehicle includes a vehicle locking mechanism, the coaster locking mechanism and the vehicle locking mechanism configured to engage each other in a male-female locking configuration of mating configuration. 2. The vehicle system of claim 1, wherein:

The first portion of the first ride path and the second portion of the first ride path are positioned at different vertical positions of the ride system, and the coaster moves the vehicle to the second ride. 2. The vehicle system of claim 1, configured to transfer vertically from the first portion to the second portion along a path.

9. The vehicle system of claim 8, wherein the second vehicle path includes segments oriented along a gravity vector.

The second ride path extends beneath the first portion of the first ride path at the overlap and is configured such that an upper portion of the coaster directly joins the chassis of the vehicle at the overlap. 2. The vehicle system of claim 1, wherein:

4. The first track is oriented along and defines the direction of travel of the vehicle, and wherein the first track is configured to rotate to transport the vehicle to the coaster. 2. The vehicle system according to claim 1.

A method of controlling multi-dimensional motion of a vehicle comprising:
directing, via a controller, the vehicle traveling along a first vehicular path defined by a first track to stop the vehicle at a first location along the first vehicular path; and,
directing, via said controller, a coaster traveling along a second vehicle path defined by a second track to stop at a second position along said second vehicle path; , wherein the first position and the second position overlap each other;
controlling, via the controller, operation of one or more locking mechanisms to release the vehicle from the first track at the first position and lock the vehicle to the coaster;
via the controller, directing the coaster along the second vehicle path defined by the second track to a third position along the second vehicle path; instructing to stop, wherein the third position overlaps the first vehicle path;
A method, including

through the controller, the one or more locking mechanisms to release the vehicle from the coaster and engage the vehicle with the first track when the coaster is in the third position; 13. The method of claim 12, comprising controlling actuation of the part.

controlling operation of one or more locking mechanisms to release the vehicle from the first track at the first position and lock the vehicle to the coaster;
controlling, via the controller, operation of a coaster locking mechanism to lock the vehicle to the coaster;
controlling, via the controller, actuation of a vehicle locking mechanism to release the vehicle from the first track at the first position;
13. The method of claim 12, comprising:

The third position overlaps a fourth position along the first vehicle path and, via the controller, to the coaster along the second vehicle path defined by the second track. The step of directing to a third location along the second vehicle path is defined by the first track extending with the vehicle between the first location and the fourth location. 13. The method of claim 12, comprising bypassing sections of the first vehicle path.

tracking, via the controller, the multi-dimensional movement of the vehicle along the first vehicle path and collecting feedback indicative of the vehicle's position, velocity, acceleration, or any combination thereof; ,
via the controller to cause the coaster traveling along the second vehicle path defined by the second track to stop at the second position along the second vehicle path based on the feedback; and
13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

A vehicle system,
a first ride path defined by a first track, the first ride path configured to guide a ride vehicle along the first ride path;
a second ride path defined by a second track, configured to guide a coaster along the second ride path, the first ride path and the second ride path comprising: a second vehicle path overlapping each other at a plurality of overlapping portions;
a controller including a processor and a memory device in which instructions are stored;
with
the instructions are configured to be executed by the processor;
The instructions instruct the processor to:
outputting a first signal to stop the ride vehicle along the first ride path at a first location at a first overlap of the plurality of overlaps;
outputting a second signal to stop the coaster along the second ride path at a second position at the first overlap of the plurality of overlaps;
outputting a third signal to release the vehicle from the first track at the first overlap and actuate one or more locking mechanisms to secure the vehicle to the coaster; ,
outputting a fourth signal to operate the coaster to travel along the second vehicle path via the second track to a second overlap of the plurality of overlaps;
configured to
vehicle system.

The instructions instruct the processor that the one or more locking mechanisms release the ride vehicle from the coaster and move the ride onto the first track at the second overlap of the plurality of overlaps. 18. The vehicle system of claim 17, configured to prompt the vehicle to lock.

The command outputs a fifth signal so that the one or more locking mechanisms release the ride vehicle from the coaster to move the ride vehicle onto the first track at the second overlap. 18. The ride system of claim 17, wherein the ride vehicle is configured to accelerate the ride vehicle along the first ride path in response to confirmation that the vehicle has been secured to the vehicle.

The first vehicle path defined by the first track has a first segment extending between the first overlapping portion of the plurality of overlapping portions and the second overlapping portion of the plurality of overlapping portions. and wherein the second vehicle path defined by the second track extends between the first overlapping portion of the plurality of overlapping portions and the second overlapping portion of the plurality of overlapping portions. 18. The vehicle system of claim 17, comprising two segments.