公开(公告)号：US6007338A

公开(公告)日：1999-12-28

申请号：US971308

申请日：1997-11-17

申请人： Joseph P. DiNunzio ,  Thomas K. Morris ,  Steven A. Elliott ,  Joseph O. Garlington ,  Raul S. Fernandez ,  Susan M. Bryan ,  Kevin R. Rice ,  William G. Redmann ,  Kenneth D. Salter

发明人： Joseph P. DiNunzio ,  Thomas K. Morris ,  Steven A. Elliott ,  Joseph O. Garlington ,  Raul S. Fernandez ,  Susan M. Bryan ,  Kevin R. Rice ,  William G. Redmann ,  Kenneth D. Salter

IPC分类号： A63G7/00 ,  A63G31/16 ,  G09B9/02 ,  A63G31/00

CPC分类号： G09B9/02 ,  A63G31/16 ,  A63G31/007 ,  A63G7/00

摘要： A realistic roller coaster simulator is disclosed having one or more passenger seats equipped with a safety harness and mounted for 360 degree rotational movement along at least two axes for simulating the motion of a roller coaster. A controller is provided for controlling and coordinating the motion of the simulator with a simulation controller which generates to the passenger synchronized audio and visual effects which would be experienced by a passenger on a roller coaster of a predetermined design. Linked to the simulator is a design station where a passenger can design his or her own roller coaster. Upon entering the simulator station, the passenger's design can be accessed from memory and selected for simulation on the simulator vehicle. Upon initiation of the simulation, the passenger can experience in real time the visual, motive, audible and other effects (such as wind, heat, cold, water, etc.) of the simulated roller coaster ride which the passenger has designed.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种现实的过山车模拟器，其具有装备有安全带的一个或多个乘客座椅，并且安装成沿着至少两个轴线360度旋转运动以模拟过山车的运动。 提供了一种控制器，用于通过模拟控制器来控制和协调模拟器的运动，所述模拟控制器为乘客产生乘客在预定设计的过山车上经历的同步音频和视觉效果。 与模拟器相连的是一个设计站，乘客可以设计自己的过山车。 进入模拟台后，乘客的设计可从存储器中进行访问，并在模拟器车辆上进行模拟选择。 模拟开始后，乘客可以实时体验乘客设计的模拟过山车的视觉，动机，听觉和其他效果（如风，热，冷，水等）。

公开(公告)号：US5595121A

公开(公告)日：1997-01-21

申请号：US228106

申请日：1994-04-15

申请人： Steven A. Elliott ,  Ronald W. Froelich ,  John W. Sogge

发明人： Steven A. Elliott ,  Ronald W. Froelich ,  John W. Sogge

IPC分类号： A63G7/00 ,  B61B13/00 ,  B61B13/12 ,  B61L23/00 ,  A63G25/00

CPC分类号： B61L23/005 ,  A63G7/00 ,  B61B13/00 ,  B61B13/12 ,  Y02T30/30

摘要： The present invention provides an amusement ride having a self-propelled electric powered ride vehicle capable of maximum acceleration of about 0.3 to as much as about 1.1 G's in either direction using a unique pinch wheel drive system, and including an on board vehicle controller and peripheral equipment for controlling the vehicle. The pinch wheel drive system, which compresses driven wheel motor packages against a tractive surface, generates compression using a system which is independent of the vehicle's weight and motion. A master controller is provided for ride systems having multiple self-propelled vehicles on the same track for communicating with and coordinating the movement of the ride vehicles. This allows precise control of multiple ride vehicles to allow faster dispatch and shorter intervehicular spacings by implementing a floating zone control. Electric power compatible with the on board propulsion and controllers can be provided to the ride vehicles in a conventional manner using an electric bus bar mounted along the track. A ride vehicle of the present invention is capable of generating thrills not previously available in conventional roller coaster or powered vehicle rides, such as the ability to apply reverse propulsion and generate high performance maneuvers in reverse. Additionally, the pinch wheel drive system of the present invention provides the ability to generate electricity during deceleration or while coasting down hill. This enables the master controller to space ride vehicles so that some are consuming electricity while others are generating electricity, thus providing a highly efficient and economical ride. Further, because of the high accelerations possible, equivalent or superior thrill can be obtained using tighter horizontal curves and shorter hills, enabling use of a track having a smaller footprint than is possible using conventional components.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种具有自行式电动乘坐车辆的游乐设施，其能够使用独特的夹送轮驱动系统在任一方向上具有约0.3至多达1.1G的最大加速度，并且包括车载控制器和外围设备 用于控制车辆的设备 夹持轮驱动系统将驱动轮电机组件压靠在牵引表面上，使用独立于车辆重量和运动的系统产生压缩。 提供主控制器用于在同一轨道上具有多个自行车的乘坐系统，用于与乘坐车辆的运动通信和协调。 这允许通过实施浮动区域控制来对多个乘坐车辆进行精确控制以允许更快的调度和更短的间隙间隔。 可以使用沿着轨道安装的电动母线，以常规方式向驾驶车辆提供与船上推进和控制器兼容的电力。 本发明的乘坐车辆能够产生传统的过山车或动力车辆中以前不可用的刺激，例如反向推进的能力，并且相反地产生高性能的机动。 此外，本发明的夹送轮驱动系统提供在减速期间或在滑行山时发电的能力。 这使得主控制器能够乘坐乘坐车辆，使得一些人在消耗电力，而另一些人正在发电，从而提供高效和经济的驾驶。 此外，由于可能的高加速度，可以使用更紧密的水平曲线和较短的山丘获得等同或更高的刺激，从而能够使用具有比使用常规部件可能的更小的占地面积的轨道。