US 12,337,249 B2
Systems and methods for a multi-degree of freedom ride vehicle
Eric Rae Parr, Orlando, FL (US); Keith Michael McVeen, Winter Garden, FL (US); Thierry Jean Andre Coup, Winter Garden, FL (US); Sarah Anne Kelley, Orlando, FL (US); and Eric Allan Vance, Orlando, FL (US)
Assigned to Universal City Studios LLC, Universal City, CA (US)
Filed by Universal City Studios LLC, Universal City, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 5, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/394,694.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/218,657, filed on Jul. 6, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0009457 A1, Jan. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. A63G 7/00 (2006.01); B61L 25/02 (2006.01)
CPC A63G 7/00 (2013.01) [B61L 25/021 (2013.01); B61L 25/025 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A ride vehicle configured to travel on a multi-dimensional dynamically or gravity powered kinetic track, the ride vehicle comprising:
a chassis;
a cabin;
an internal sensor assembly configured to determine real-time internal parameters of the ride vehicle;
an external sensor assembly configured to determine real-time external parameters of the ride vehicle; and
a motion base disposed between the chassis and the cabin and configured to control six or more degrees-of-freedom (DOF) motion of the cabin relative to the chassis, wherein the motion base comprises:
a turntable configured to rotate; and
a plurality of actuators configured to rotate, extend, or retract, wherein the six or more DOF motion of the cabin is controlled based on the real-time internal parameters, the real-time external parameters, or both.