Automated attraction and ride maintenance verification system
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1. A method for preventive maintenance of a system comprising a plurality of components, the method comprising:
- determining a usage-based maintenance specification for each of the plurality of components wherein said specification of some of said components differs from the specification requirements of another of said components;
monitoring usage of each of the plurality of components; and
in response to monitored usage of a particular component meeting or exceeding a usage-based maintenance specification for the particular component, initiating at least one remedial action to cause preventative maintenance to be performed on the particular component, wherein said remedial action includes the step of automatically blocking access to the system.
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Abstract
A system for preventative maintenance of a ride or an attraction component at a venue. A validator establishes the identity of the ride or attraction component and a controller monitors the use of the ride or attraction component. The controller also manage the ride or attraction component'"'"'s availability for patron usage and transmits this information to a system control panel. A blocking device controlled by the panel prevents patron usage of a ride or attraction component that is in non-compliance with pre-established operating standards.
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1. A method for preventive maintenance of a system comprising a plurality of components, the method comprising:
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determining a usage-based maintenance specification for each of the plurality of components wherein said specification of some of said components differs from the specification requirements of another of said components; monitoring usage of each of the plurality of components; and in response to monitored usage of a particular component meeting or exceeding a usage-based maintenance specification for the particular component, initiating at least one remedial action to cause preventative maintenance to be performed on the particular component, wherein said remedial action includes the step of automatically blocking access to the system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for monitoring the performance of an apparatus comprising a plurality of components wherein each of said components has a usage-based maintenance specification with some of said components having maintenance specifications differing from the specification requirements of other of said components, the system comprising:
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a database containing a usage-based maintenance specification for each of the plurality of components; monitors coupled to meter usage of each of the plurality of components; and a control subsystem in communication with the database and responsive to the monitors and operative to determine whether metered usage of a particular component meets or exceeding a usage-based maintenance specification for the particular component. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A theme park attraction comprising:
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a plurality components, each of said components having a usage-based maintenance specification differing from the specification of reciuirements of other said components; monitors coupled to meter usage of each of the plurality of components; means for communicating metered usage of each of the plurality of components to an external maintenance system; and an attraction control system configured to receive preventative maintenance instructions from the external maintenance system, wherein the attraction control system is configured to control the attraction'"'"'s operation in accordance with the preventative maintenance instructions received from the external maintenance system. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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