University of Central Florida

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Disneys Animal Kingdom Kilimanjaro Safaris
Vehicle Tracking System
Final Design Presentation November 17, 2000
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Senior Design Team University of Central Florida

• James Fegan Project Lead
• Computer Engineering
• Neal Eskin Technical Lead
• Computer Engineering
• Andy Myers Administrative Lead
• Computer Engineering
• Phillip Nguyen Electrical Engineering

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Technical and Conceptual SupportWalt Disney
World Mentors
Special Thanks To

• Sam McCoy Manager
• Ride and Show Engineering
• Mark OBrien Engineer
• Ride and Show Engineering
• Cenk Ozer Disney Fellow
• UCF/WDW Liaison
• Hal Wilkinson Chief - Strategic Projects
• Ride and Show Engineering

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Contents

• Project Overview
• System Design
• Current Status

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Contents

• Project Overview
• Background
• Current Issues
• Project Goals
• System Design
• Current Status

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Background

• The Kilimanjaro Safari ride consists of a 2.3
  mile track winding through a simulated Safari
  environment.
• At peak performance, 40-50 free moving vehicles
  may occupy the track at the same time.
• Each vehicle takes roughly 20 minutes from load
  to unload to complete a cycle.
• Cast members are assigned to a particular vehicle
  and rotate driver, load, and unload duties.

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Current Issues

• There is no central monitoring system that tracks
  the vehicles position and status information.
• There is no system in place to accurately
  determine when a given vehicle will complete a
  cycle.
• There is no way to determine ride delays caused
  by obstructions in the roadway.

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Project Goals

• Provide a graphical display of all active
  vehicles on the Safari ride.
• Use precise position and velocity data to predict
  when a vehicle will arrive at unload.
• Compile performance data obtained each day for
  future reference.

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Contents

• Project Overview
• System Design
• System Components
• System Diagram
• Answered Questions
• Current Status

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System Components

• Motorola GT Plus GPS Receiver or Garmin GPS 25
  Receiver
• Digital Wireless WIT2410 Radio Transceiver
• Digital Wireless SNAP2410 Access Point
• PC Server base station

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System Diagram
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Questions From Design Review

• How will the system react to heavy cellular use
  during the ride?
• 900MHz transmissions, no matter how dense, will
  not affect the 2.4GHz signals in the transmitters
• How will the components be powered?
• Astrodyne 12VDC/5VDC Converter (35.00)
• Astrodyne 120VAC/5VDC Converter (69.00)
• How well does this design scale, both financially
  and technically?
• 1 Access Node for every 62/124 vehicles. Each
  vehicle will have 1 GPS receiver and 1 RF
  transceiver.

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Contents

• Project Overview
• System Diagram
• Current Status
• Negotiations With Vendors
• Budget

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Vendor Negotiations

• Motorola Representative Mike McGirr
• Current offer 1100 M12 GPS evaluation kit at
  430.
• The GT Plus evaluation kit may meet our budget
  standards.
• GPS City Online GPS Vendor
• Garmin GPS25 Receiver with antenna/connectors and
  cables for 257.85 retail.
• Digital Wireless Representative
• Access Point/Transceiver demo or
  Transceiver/Transceiver demo.

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Budget
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Senior Design Team University of Central Florida

• James Fegan Project Lead
• Computer Engineering
• Neal Eskin Technical Lead
• Computer Engineering
• Andy Myers Administrative Lead
• Computer Engineering
• Phillip Nguyen Electrical Engineering