Linear motor driven system and method
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1. A vehicle motion control system comprising:
- a waterslide sliding surface with at least one uphill section and one downhill section;
a vehicle adapted to slide on said sliding surface; and
a linear motor associated with the vehicle and the sliding surface for affecting sliding motion of the vehicle on the sliding surface;
wherein the linear motor comprises at least one linear motor unit mounted to one of the sliding surface and the vehicle and at least one reaction component mounted to the other of the sliding surface and the vehicle;
wherein motion of the vehicle in the uphill section is controlled at least in part by the linear motor; and
wherein movement of the vehicle in the downhill section is controlled predominantly by contours of the waterslide sliding surface in combination with gravity.
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Abstract
A vehicle motion control system comprising: a sliding surface; a vehicle adapted to slide on said sliding surface; and a linear motor associated with the vehicle and the sliding surface for affecting sliding motion of the vehicle on the sliding surface.
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1. A vehicle motion control system comprising:
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a waterslide sliding surface with at least one uphill section and one downhill section; a vehicle adapted to slide on said sliding surface; and a linear motor associated with the vehicle and the sliding surface for affecting sliding motion of the vehicle on the sliding surface; wherein the linear motor comprises at least one linear motor unit mounted to one of the sliding surface and the vehicle and at least one reaction component mounted to the other of the sliding surface and the vehicle; wherein motion of the vehicle in the uphill section is controlled at least in part by the linear motor; and wherein movement of the vehicle in the downhill section is controlled predominantly by contours of the waterslide sliding surface in combination with gravity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of controlling motion of a vehicle sliding on a waterslide sliding surface of an amusement ride, comprising operating a linear motor associated with the vehicle and the sliding surface;
- wherein the linear motor comprises at least one linear motor unit mounted to one of the sliding surface and the vehicle and at least one reaction component mounted to the other of the sliding surface and the vehicle;
wherein the waterslide sliding surface includes at least one uphill section and one downhill section;
wherein motion of the vehicle in the uphill section is controlled at least in part by the linear motor; and
wherein movement of the vehicle in the downhill section is controlled predominantly by contours of the waterslide sliding surface in combination with gravity. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
- wherein the linear motor comprises at least one linear motor unit mounted to one of the sliding surface and the vehicle and at least one reaction component mounted to the other of the sliding surface and the vehicle;
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36. A waterslide ride feature, including:
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a waterslide flume including a waterslide sliding surface having at least one uphill section and one downhill section; a vehicle configured to slide on the sliding surface; a linear motor associated with the vehicle and the sliding surface for affecting sliding motion of the vehicle on the sliding surface; wherein motion of the vehicle in the uphill section of the waterslide flume is controlled at least in part by the linear motor; and wherein movement of the vehicle in the downhill section of the waterslide flume is controlled predominantly by contours of the waterslide flume in combination with gravity.
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