Virtual omnimover

摘要

A ride control system for controlling a plurality of vehicles on a path includes a path processor and a bi-directional voting circuit in circuit with the path processor. Each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles may include a vehicle processor supported by the at least one vehicle and shunt relays in circuit with the at least one vehicle processor. Each vehicle processor may be configured to close a respective shunt relay upon a predetermined condition of the vehicle whereby the bi-directional voting circuit is activated to notify all other vehicles.

主权项

1. A ride control system for controlling a plurality of vehicles on a path, comprising:
a track processor configured to determine and communicate data indicative of a predicted location range for each of the plurality of vehicles; a plurality of vehicle control systems, wherein each of the plurality of vehicles houses a one of the plurality of vehicle control systems and wherein each of the plurality of vehicle control systems comprises:
a sensor configured to detect indicators of an actual location of the one of the plurality of a vehicles in which the sensor is housed and configured to communicate data indicative of the actual location;a processor configured to receive the data indicative of the actual location from the sensor, to receive the data indicative of the predicted location range from the track processor, and to compare the data indicative of the actual location with the data indicative of the predicted location range; anda velocity control system configured to adjust vehicle velocity based on comparing the data indicative of the actual location and the data indicative of the predicted location range.