Robotics for theme park wearable software testing
Systems and methods presented herein include a robotic wearable device testing system with a track drive system that includes one or more tracks having a plurality of attachment pads configured to attach to one or more wearable devices. Each track of the one or more tracks is configured to move along a path defined by the track. In addition, the robotic wearable device testing system includes a tap point drive system that includes one or more tap point sliders configured to slide laterally with respect to the track drive system. Each tap point slider of the one or more tap point sliders includes a tap point configured to wirelessly communicate with the one or more wearable devices when the one or more wearable devices are in close proximity with the tap point. Each tap point slider of the one or more tap point sliders also includes an electronic interference door configured to block wireless signals between the one or more wearable devices and the tap point. The robotic wearable device testing system also includes control circuitry configured to control relative movement of the one or more tracks and the one or more tap point sliders to position one or more wearable devices attached to respective attachment pads of the plurality of attachment pads in close proximity with a tap point of the one or more tap point sliders, and to control movement of the electronic interference door to allow or block the wireless signals between the one or more wearable devices and the tap point of the one or more tap point sliders.
1. A robotic wearable device testing system, comprising:
a track drive system comprising one or more tracks comprising a plurality of attachment pads configured to attach to one or more wearable devices, wherein each track of the one or more tracks is configured to move along a path defined by the track;
a tap point drive system comprising one or more tap point sliders configured to slide laterally with respect to the track drive system, wherein each tap point slider of the one or more tap point sliders comprises a tap point configured to wirelessly communicate with the one or more wearable devices when the one or more wearable devices are in close proximity with the tap point, and wherein each tap point slider of the one or more tap point sliders comprises an electronic interference door configured to block wireless signals between the one or more wearable devices and the respective tap point; and
control circuitry configured to control relative movement of the one or more tracks and the one or more tap point sliders to position one or more wearable devices attached to respective attachment pads of the plurality of attachment pads in close proximity with a tap point of the one or more tap point sliders, and to control movement of the electronic interference door to allow or block the wireless signals between the one or more wearable devices and the tap point of the one or more tap point sliders.
2. The robotic wearable device testing system of claim 1 , wherein each track of the one or more tracks comprises a plurality of track members coupled to each other.
3. The robotic wearable device testing system of claim 2 , wherein each attachment pad of the plurality of attachment pads is attached to a respective track member of the plurality of track members.
4. The robotic wearable device testing system of claim 2 , wherein each attachment pad of the plurality of attachment pads comprises a respective track member of the plurality of track members.
5. The robotic wearable device testing system of claim 1 , wherein the track drive system comprises one or more motors configured to cause movement of a respective track of the one or more tracks along the path defined by the respective track.
6. The robotic wearable device testing system of claim 5 , wherein each motor of the one or more motors of the track drive system is configured to cause bidirectional movement of the respective track along the path defined by the respective track.
7. The robotic wearable device testing system of claim 5 , wherein the control circuitry is configured to control operation of the one or more motors of the track drive system to control movement of each track of the one or more tracks.
8. The robotic wearable device testing system of claim 1 , wherein each track of the one or more tracks comprises one or more indexing track members configured to index a position of the track along the path defined by the track.
9. The robotic wearable device testing system of claim 8 , wherein the control circuitry is configured to control movement of the one or more tracks based at least in part on indexed positions of the one or more tracks.
10. The robotic wearable device testing system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more indexing track members comprise optical recognition codes configured to be detected by at least one optical sensor.
11. The robotic wearable device testing system of claim 10 , wherein the control circuitry is configured to control movement of the track based at least in part on feedback from the at least one optical sensor relating to detection of the optical recognition codes.
12. The robotic wearable device testing system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more indexing track members comprise one or more calibration cams configured to interact with at least one stationary switch disposed along the path defined by the track.
13. The robotic wearable device testing system of claim 12 , wherein the control circuitry is configured to control movement of the track based at least in part on feedback from the at least one stationary switch relating to interaction with the one or more calibration cams.
14. The robotic wearable device testing system of claim 1 , wherein the tap point drive system comprises one or more motors configured to cause movement of the one or more tap point sliders along respective rails of the tap point drive system.
15. The robotic wearable device testing system of claim 14 , wherein the one or more motors of the tap point drive system are configured to cause bidirectional movement of the one or more tap point sliders along the respective rails of the tap point drive system.
16. The robotic wearable device testing system of claim 14 , wherein the control circuitry is configured to control operation of the one or more motors of the tap point drive system to control movement of each tap point slider of the one or more tap point sliders.
17. The robotic wearable device testing system of claim 1 , wherein the track drive system comprises five or more tracks.
18. The robotic wearable device testing system of claim 1 , wherein the tap point drive system comprises three or more tap point sliders.
19. The robotic wearable device testing system of claim 1 , wherein the control circuitry is configured to process wireless signals between the one or more wearable devices and the tap point of the one or more tap point sliders.
20. The robotic wearable device testing system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more wearable devices comprise theme park wearable devices.
21. A method comprising:
controlling, via control circuitry of a robotic wearable device testing system, movement of one or more tracks and one or more tap point sliders relative to each other, wherein each track of the one or more tracks is configured to have one or more wearable devices attached thereto, wherein each tap point slider of the one or more tap point sliders comprises a tap point configured to wirelessly communicate with the one or more wearable devices when the one or more wearable devices are in close proximity with the tap point, and wherein each tap point slider of the one or more tap point sliders comprises an electronic interference door configured to block wireless signals between the one or more wearable devices and the respective tap point;
controlling, via the control circuitry, movement of the electronic interference door to allow or block the wireless signals between the one or more wearable devices and a tap point of the one or more tap point sliders; and
processing, via the control circuitry, the wireless signals between the one or more wearable devices and the tap point of the one or more tap point sliders.