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3-D simulator ride

  • US 5,857,917 A
  • Filed: 06/16/1994
  • Issued: 01/12/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/16/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An amusement ride apparatus comprising:

  • a motion base with up to six degrees of freedom of motion including a plurality of actuators supporting a platform;

    a passenger holding means secured to said platform and including a plurality of seats;

    a digital storage medium storing 3-D video information;

    a 3-D video image means including a screen and a digital video player with dual projectors attached to move with said platform wherein said digital video player projects a 3-D picture on said screen based upon 3-D video information stored on said digital storage medium; and

    a motion control system including a computer which receives digital signals encoded on said digital storage medium for moving said platform in correspondence with said 3-D video information and said projected image.

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