摘要:
A non-pinching hinge apparatus (10) having a constant radius hinge bulb (12) integrally connected to a door structure (14) with the hinge bulb (12) rotating about a hinge pivot (16) located at the center of the hinge bulb (12) when the door is operated, the hinge apparatus (10) including at least a single wiper (18) removably affixed to a door jamb structure (20) with the hinge bulb (12) passing the wiper (18) within a very close tolerance for eliminating pinch points and preventing the insertion of body parts into the hinge apparatus (10). A first alternative embodiment replaces the wiper constuction with a close fitting socket while a second alternative embodiment provides a spring loaded wiper for use with a non-constant radius hinge bulb having an eccentric surface.
摘要:
A system for stabilizing, powering and controlling walking animatronic figures or vehicles by magnetically attracting and/or repelling the feet (26) of such structures, using various cooperative combinations of interacting ferromagnetic plates (38) and electromagnet (40) to guide and stabilize the structures along a platform, as well as facilitating transformer coupling of AC power and/or control signals from the platform to the walking figure without the need for an umbilical.
摘要:
A recorder system contains a media key block (MKB) and selectively writes protected content into a recording medium according to the following content protection logic, to combat theft of the protected content: If the medium does not have a MKB, then the recorder writes its stored MKB into the medium and writes protected content into the medium. If the medium has a MKB that is older than the stored MKB in the recorder, then the recorder writes its stored MKB into the medium before re-encrypting and writing protected content into the medium. If the medium has a MKB that is newer than the stored MKB, then the MKB in the medium is used for content protection. The recorder may store the newer MKB in non-volatile memory, effectively updating its previous stored MKB, so the recorder will have the most recently observed MKB for content protection use.
摘要:
A system and method for movement of self-propelled vehicles (2) along a rail (4) under external control so as to ensure safe spacing between the vehicles (2). Each vehicle (2) is driven by its own variable speed motor (14), and the speed of the vehicle (2) is controlled by a stationary cam extending beside the rail. The edge (27) of the cam rises and falls in a predetermined manner and is sensed by a cam follower (34) on each vehicle. The cam follower (34) is coupled to a transducer (40) which produces a control signal in response to the movement of the cam edge (27). Each vehicle (2) pulls along a tail (44) behind the vehicle which rides beside the edge of the cam. If a rear vehicle approaches a forward vehicle closely enough that the cam follower of the rear vehicle is raised by the tail of the forward vehicle. The speed of the rear vehicle is controlled so as to be no greater than that of the forward vehicle.
摘要:
A dynamic ride vehicle for executing a sequence of distinct motion patterns and for providing unique ride experiences in an amusement park attraction or other environment includes a movable chassis and a body having a passenger seating area. A motion apparatus, including computer controlled actuators, imparts motion to the body along a plurality of axes independent of any motion of the chassis as it moves along a path. As the vehicle travels along the path, articulation of the body and appropriate steering of the vehicle enables the vehicle to execute, in cooperation with the motion apparatus, a sequence of distinct motion patterns. Execution of the motion patterns enhances the passengers' sensation of vehicle movement that is actually taking place, as well as the sensation of a realistic moving ride vehicle experience that is actually not happening.
摘要:
A method and system are provided which allow sounds emanated by objects in a viewer-interactive, computer-generated graphic virtual world, and other virtual world sounds (e.g., a music score), to be reproduced using flexibly and automatically scheduled resources of a virtual world sound system. Sound system resources are allocated in accordance with priority values associated with sounds, sound-emanating objects or requests for sound channel allocation.
摘要:
Appareil et procédé de projection permettant des projections réalistes et présentant des applications dans les attractions, l'ingénieurie optique, le shopping en vidéo et les cosmétiques. On introduit des données graphiques dans une interface d'utilisateur (32, 42, 52) et on les traite afin de générer une sortie (24) représentant une image à projeter sur un objet tridimensionnel (12). Cette sortie commande un filtre de lumière (68), tel qu'une pluralité de panneaux à cristaux liquides composites en couleur superposés optiquement, afin de filtrer sélectivement de la lumière projetée de manière qu'une image ayant une apparence voulue est projetée sur l'objet (12). L'image projetée peut être modifiée de manière interactive, mémorisée et projetée sous la forme d'une partie de séquence d'images afin de conférer à l'objet un mouvement apparent.
摘要:
Method and sytems are provided for rendering and displaying in a real time 3-D computer graphic system a sequence of images of a subject using a plurality of time-sequenced textures such that at least a portion of the subject appears animated. The time-sequenced textures are derived from sources such as digitized frames or fields captured from a video recording of a live actor who may be engaged in a scripted performance, or a digitally-recorded cartoon animation sequence, and can be mapped in different ways to different types of surface geometries to achieve animation.