US 12,168,185 B2
Systems and methods for controlling a ride vehicle of an attraction system
Grace Catheryn Haynes, Orlando, FL (US); Michelle Smith, Orlando, FL (US); John David Smith, Orlando, FL (US); Neil Andrew Leiba, Orlando, FL (US); and Doug Joseph, Longwood, FL (US)
Assigned to Universal City Studios LLC, Universal City, CA (US)
Filed by Universal City Studios LLC, Universal City, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/591,324.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/300,209, filed on Jan. 17, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0226458 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. A63G 31/02 (2006.01); A63G 31/16 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); A63G 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC A63G 31/02 (2013.01) [A63G 31/16 (2013.01); G05D 1/0891 (2013.01); A63G 7/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An amusement park attraction system, comprising:
a ride vehicle comprising an input device;
one or more sensors configured to detect an orientation of a guest; and
a control system configured to perform operations comprising:
determining the orientation of the guest positioned within the ride vehicle based on sensor data received from the one or more sensors at a first time;
controlling movement of the ride vehicle of the amusement park attraction system based on the orientation of the guest at the first time;
determining a parameter value associated with a force imparted on the input device at a second time after the first time, wherein the parameter value comprises a value of the force imparted on the input device, a value of a deformation caused by the force imparted on the input device, or both; and
controlling additional movement of the ride vehicle of the amusement park attraction system based on the parameter value at the second time.