US 12,130,961 B2
Systems and methods to facilitate guest control of a ride vehicle
Justin Allen Hare, Orlando, FL (US); David Smith, Orlando, FL (US); Grace Catheryn Haynes, Orlando, FL (US); and Humberto Augusto Kam, Orlando, FL (US)
Assigned to Universal City Studios LLC, Universal City, CA (US)
Filed by Universal City Studios LLC, Universal, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/224,488.
Application 18/224,488 is a continuation of application No. 17/470,118, filed on Sep. 9, 2021, granted, now 11,747,894.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/077,095, filed on Sep. 11, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0359269 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. A63G 31/16 (2006.01); A63G 31/00 (2006.01); A63G 31/04 (2006.01); A63G 31/14 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06T 19/00 (2011.01)
CPC G06F 3/012 (2013.01) [A63G 31/00 (2013.01); A63G 31/04 (2013.01); A63G 31/14 (2013.01); A63G 31/16 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G06T 19/006 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A ride vehicle control system, comprising:
a computing system comprising one or more processors; and
memory storing instructions executable by the computing system to cause the computing system to:
receive one or more signals from one or more sensors, wherein the one or more signals are indicative of a position of a guest in a ride vehicle, a movement of the guest in the ride vehicle, or any combination thereof;
determine an intended movement for the ride vehicle based on the one or more signals; and
instruct an actuator system to adjust a resistance to movement of the ride vehicle, to drive movement of the ride vehicle, or any combination thereof to facilitate the intended movement.