INTELLIGENT ACCESS CONTROL FOR AMUSEMENT PARK RIDES TO SUPPORT MAINTENANCE AND TESTING

摘要

A method for controlling an amusement park ride to provide safe access for maintenance and testing. The method includes first determining a location of an access control key and then second determining whether the determined location is within a control space. The method includes, when the access control key is in the control space, operating a machine of the park ride in a first operating mode. When outside the control space, the method includes operating the machine in a second operating mode. The second operating mode may include disabling the machine. The method may further include, after the operating the machine in the second operating mode, repeating the first determining of the location of the access control key, third determining whether the determined location is within a predefined safe space, and, when the access control key is within the predefined safe space operating the machine in a third operating mode.

主权项

1. A method for controlling an amusement or theme park ride to provide safe access for maintenance and testing, comprising:
first determining a location of an access control key; second determining whether the determined location is within a control space; when the access control key is in the control space as indicated by the second determining, operating a machine of the park ride in a first operating mode; and when the access control key is outside the control space as indicated by the second comparing, operating the machine of the park ride in a second operating mode differing from the first operating mode.