simulator

Active Rides Mobile Dynamic Simulation Experience fleet currently consists of 8 x High Definition 20-seat Morphis units - 2 x Venturer Fast Action High Definition 16-seat units & various smaller static type attractions that are installed & operated at various museums, visitor centres & heritage sites throughout the world on revenue share deals.

We provide simulators for hire, or we manufacture to order, please call us to discuss your requirements.

Capsule

The capsule comprises an ergonomically designed GRP gel-coat molding finish in a wide choice of colours. Two extra wide butterfly wing type doors provide ease of access to the four rows of tiered seating providing everyone with a perfectly clear viewing angle of the front mounted High Definition screen. A High Resolution LCD rear projection system is in place coupled with a unique three dimensional surround sound audio system.

Volume throughput figures are based upon a four minute turnaround sequence - loading/riding/unloading.

Volume Per Hour - 300 people.

Volume Per 10 Hour Day - 3000 people

Motion Base

A hydraulically driven three degrees of freedom (3 DOF) motion base provides the motive power for the movement of the capsule. This allows the passengers within the capsule to experience accelerations in almost all directions, according to the motion cues provided by the ride software. The motion base is a fabricated steel structure complete with three hydraulic actuators; which are coupled to industrial grade bearings specifically selected for their maintenance free properties.

Smoothness of operation and positional accuracy is achieved by use of proportional hydraulic valves and a pentium based control system using 12-bit resolution.All component parts selected have been field tested on previous applications and are low maintenance and highly reliable, which are ideally suited for this application.

Operators' Panel & Control System

The actual operation of the simulator is straightforward: the operators' panel consists of three buttons, Load, Start and Stop. Incorporated within the operators panel is an Emergency stop button. As the name suggests, this is only depressed in an emergency by the operator and by doing so the simulator will automatically land and the doors open. The panel is either fitted at the rear of the mobile unit or within the kiosk depending on the Buyer's preference.

The control system is located within the on-board storage facility at the front of the trailer unit. State-of-the-art technology is used throughout with the main control components housed in a sturdy 19" rack, which is secured to the trailer chassis utilising anti vibration mounting pads, thus limiting any induced shaking caused when the trailer is in transit A main Personal Computer (PC) controls the simulator, this computer controls and synchronises all video (Digital Playback System) and Audio (Surround Sound Amplifier) signals with the movement of the motion base through the System Interface Controller.

A more detailed description of the main control components are as follows: -

Pentium PC

The main control computer is based on a Pentium motherboard, with processor speed running at a clock rate of 150 MHz or higher.

Safety Interface Controller

This unit is responsible for a number of functions which include:

1. Basic operator interface by displaying operational status and fault information.
2. Autonomous safety functions independent from the PC.
3. Monitoring of incoming signals from the capsule, providing signal conditioning.

Audio-Visual System

A unique surround sound amplifier is utilised to produce an immersive sound field within the capsule. Audio which originates from the sound track that is stored on the MPEG digital playback unit, is fed to the input of the surround sound amplifier. The audio signal is then decoded and amplified, and fed to four 200 watt full range speakers and two 400 watt sub bass speakers, each strategically

Hydraulic Power Unit

The Morphis MovieRide Theatre is powered by a 30Kw electrically driven hydraulic power unit which has a 400 litre capacity hydraulic oil tank. In-built safety features such as low oil and high temperature sensoring are standard.