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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2019
Applicant:
Universal City Studios Llc, Universal City, CA (US);
Inventor:
Keith Michael McVeen, Winter Garden, FL (US);
Assignee:
Universal City Studios LLC, Universal City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/0229 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0212 (2013.01);
Abstract
An amusement park system in accordance with present embodiments includes multiple separated park areas, an autonomous vehicle configured to drive along ground surfaces within the multiple separated park areas, and a gondola system configured to transport the autonomous vehicle between the multiple separated park areas. The amusement park system further includes a control system configured to operate the autonomous vehicle to engage with and disengage from the gondola system to facilitate transport of the autonomous vehicle by the gondola system.