Project Infinity: Model Roller Coaster with Advanced PLC Safety Control System
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- The most technically advanced model roller coaster ever built! This is one of the first model roller coasters to focus on the computer control systems that help keep riders safe on todays modern scream machines. Featuring a Rockwell Automation Guardlogix L81ES Safety PLC control system this model roller coaster is truly like no other. I have spent two years designing, building, and programming this model and am super excited to share it with everyone.
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This is amazing! I am a ride operator at a Disney park and I recognize many of your PLC controls and this has been a really cool look at the type of ride I operate. I also operate a flat ride that uses a PLC and VFD to operate. Maybe I’ll take a look into that engineering degree after all…
You definitely should! I am a controls engineer in the amusement industry now and absolutely love the job!
This dude's gonna design my next favorite b&m coaster
I’m happy to work for B&M on their controls if they’ll have me lol!
@@JaredHolladay no do rmc man
@@heyogie3840 Hell yeah! RMC for the win. RMC and Intamin are my favorite manufacturers.
@@JaredHolladay Intamin ftw lol, huge respect to you my guy, extremely impressive
Intamin is better in my opinion
I got to say, this is an awesome senior design project. One of my favorites.
Thank you so much! I am super happy with the end result!
@jared holladay if i.m jealous then the thing that I'm jealous of is awesome. Good job jared
The USM is a nice feature! Great work!
what's the usm btw fan here :)
@@GamerBoss-fn2mo unsupervised show mode it’s around 14:00
I just finished my senior design and let me tell you that mine came no where close to this. You did amazing and I can’t imagine where it will take you.
Thank you so much! I hope it takes me far but at the very least its given me a lot of ideas for future models!
Just saw this project today 07/07/21 being prepared for display at the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland. Really cool senior project.
Glad you were able to stop by! Sorry it wasn't running. I was actually on the phone with them working through some maintenance procedures.
As a high school senior who’s dream is to eventually do something with roller coaster design, and who doesn’t like coding. I’m am absolutely astounded at this project and am extremely jealous. I’m am fascinated at the level of detail, and how every scenario is thought of; the automatic transfer table, train rest periods, auto storage, and others in unsupervised display mode is incredible and absolutely amazing to me. You are an inspiration and I truly hope to have my senior project be as highly detailed, designed and flushed out as yours is.
Thank you so much! You could certainly do something like this as a senior design. Just talk to your school's faculty members about what you want to do. I was in my electronics lab and got to talking to our lab professor about this idea I had and the rest is history.
Thinking through every possible scenario is done on just about every ride out there. Its very important to ensure that you have a plan to ensure the system reacts safely to every different scenario. This is because at the end of the day a ride system is responsible for keeping people safe.
if every high school had this set up, it would go a long way to motivate students to be interested in the relevant fields underlying this model
Right! That’s my goal with these models! I just need to get the cost to build them down a little and the maintenance to be a little easier so schools have the ability to purchase models like these!
As a former cedar point ride operator, THIS IS AMAZING AND INSPIRING!!!!!! Thanks for sharing!!
You are welcome! Glad to hear a fellow former ride operator finds this cool! I'm sure you've spent your fare share behind the controls of a real coaster in your time at CP!
@@JaredHolladay better to be behind the controls (in the AC) vs checking restraints ;)
When you have passion for your job, it´s like playing a game.
That is a very true statement! I haven't my goal is to have a job that doesn't feel like a job. this project was certainly way more fun than it was work.
Fantastic project. Found myself being impressed over and over again.
Thank you so much! Impressive is what I’m going for!
At age 12 I made a working roller coaster for marbles. I made it from junk stuff / scrap wood, long abandon & forgotten in the basement. The track was made from empty paper towel rolls cut in half length-wise to form a trough.... lots of cuts and Elmer's glue to form working loops, high-banked curves. An old aquarium filter motor's spinning wheel mounted on its side would 'launch' each marble into the course. ............. Boy did I get in trouble for using that old junk in the basement. Thanks a lot Dad.
Love this! The amount of time and effort that has gone into this can only be fuelled by passion. Good job Jared!
Thanks! Yeah it was a senior design but you’re right it’s also been a project I’ve always wanted to do! Being able to use this small scale setup with the real equipment was so fun because I got to learn all about that real deal equipment which is something I’ve always been interested in!
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! I worked maintenance at a amusement park dealing with those very systems. The realism of your machine is spectacular! Its all there and then some! WOW!
Man, you’re doing an amazing job, I’d love to see more videos about your works
This is truly incredible! It is amazing to see where playing with K'nex as a kid can take you! I still remember taking my first K'nex coaster home as a kid!
As a former ride operator, for a wooden roller coaster, what you have done is amazing. The coaster I operated was older, converted from manual operation to pneumatic when it was relocated. The block system was run by sensor tech originally, no PLC but in the last 25 years since I worked at the park it has been upgraded to full PLC control and contains enhanced safety features such as dual operator dispatch. The block zones are the load/unload platform, Lift, final brake run. As this is an older coaster with a curved brake run, it runs on skid brake technology, including the load platform. WHen the coaster originally was built it contained an additional brake on the second turn around, which served more as a trim than a block zone. However it could have been modified to a block zone but the rides momentum for the 2nd half would have been boring. This brake run is very similar to Hershey Park's comet brake run which sits on the turn around above the station. When the owner of the park purchased the ride and relocated it, the trim was removed completely as there was no benefit for the brake run during early operations as the ride only operated with one train... came with 2, but both trains underwent a massive overhaul which required a ground up rebuild, the 2nd train took longer than expected.
This coaster is known as one of the Comet Triplets, designed by Herb Schmeck, out of the comet triplets, all of which are operating to this day, it is the only one to still operate with Buzz Bars which allow the rider to experience insane ejector airtime. It is also the only one of the triplets that do not require the rider to wear a seat belt.
It amazes me the advancements in PLC and safety technology since I worked at the park in the early 90's compared to what they use today... honestly it could really run like your Unsupervised Mode... but obviously that cannot happen due to insurance and safety regulation but the new control system is programmable to be fully automated, and pretty much as, the only operator input is required for dispatch and getting the train perfectly aligned with the load gates.
For those who haven't figured it out, the ride I am talking about is The #1 Wooden Roller-coaster in the world... The Phoenix at Knoebels in Elysburg, PA
I haven’t seen anyone else on CZcams do something like this. I’m impressed.
This is too cool! I have always been super fascinated with the PLC controls and seeing a model and someone getting to play with and show all the controls is awesome. This model is SUPER detailed. Great work.
Thanks! I personally haven't seen someone actually try to replicate the controls of a coaster with all of the safety features in a model before. Most models I see on the internet are by mechanical engineering students who make way cooler layouts than I did here but the electrical system is usually lacking.
i have literally worked coasters in real life whose PLCs aren't even this detailed. this is magnificent! bravo!!!
Thank you so much! I too have spent some time at my local theme park as a ride operator! I added some of the features I would've liked my ride to have had to this model!
Just genius !! Great work , can’t wait to see what more you have in store
Wow Jared! This is really amazing! I built a robot years ago when I was still in high school but never did anything close to what you've figured out here. Great job man! This is just mind blowing. Keep up the good work! :-)
This is incredible my guy, very well done!
What an impressive project! Bravo Jared!
What a masterpiece and a beautiful build too. Thanks for posting this as well. Have a nice day.
Thank you so much!
Your roller coaster is awesome, super cool!
I’m very impressed on everything you’ve done, keep up the amazing work🔥
I repaired many of those PLCs, even have one in my parts to use for something someday..?. Upgraded older units to LED backlight and the faded/low contrast of the color LCDs are from 3 (or 6) bad SMD electrolytic capacitors in the RGB driver section. They go open and do not allow the RGB video signal to pass to the LCD very effectively, especially when cold. Cannot program like you, AWESOME work!
8:46 I was expecting "For those of you who are unfamiliar, a block zone is a section of ride that only one train may occupy. At the end of a block zone is a method to stop the train in case the block zone ahead is still occupied. This is the safety system that prevents roller coaster trains from colliding with one another."
I love Eltoro Ryan's videos! I'd be so down to have this thing show off some of the safety features of coasters in one of his videos
This is the best senior design project I’ve ever seen and you did a great job presenting it. I hire a lot of engineering college grads at my work and I wish I could hire you into my team, but you will clearly have bigger and better opportunities ahead of you!
Thank you so much!
Unbelievably incredible! Wish you loads of success in life with the talent of yours.
This is absolutely fantastic, I work on rollercoasters and it’s absolutely spot on! Your a very intelligent person and you’ll go far!
Great job. Can’t wait to watch the full length video.
I can’t wait to ride on one of your real life coasters in the future. You are a talented young man, great job!
That HMI looks awesome, and it gave me some ideas for my own HMI projects. Very well done project, keep up the good work.
Thank you! I'm glad I could give you some inspiration. I have borrowed a lot of ideas from my days as a ride operator at Kings Island to make this HMI.
That is incredible! Excellent introduction to STEM!
Very well-done project!
Holy hell this is amazing work!
This is awesome! You are a great engineer, full of passion. I hope one day I can ride in a roller coaster you've designed
Dude, this is an amazing project! I'm currently a junior in an automation engineering major, though mine is geared towards HVAC controls for the most part. I recognized the Rockwell Automation controls you used, as I have used them in some of my labs. One of my dream careers was the roller coaster park industry, and just watching this video reignited my drive to get myself there in the future!
this is epic! Literally actual hardware on a model 🔥🔥
You bet! Nothing but the best for this crazy contraption!
Wow. Real nice work. Go on 👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks for sharing. I’m gonna watch the longer video and just love this. I never chased my [technical] dreams. Change the world, kid. You’re a motivation to me; and I’m twice or more your age. Thank you.
Very cool! Love the music also! So professional.
thank you so much!
Great job. We need more engineers like you in the US.
Excellent Job young man !
How to get kids interested in Engineering: show them this video. Awesome!
Thank you! I was inspired to become an engineer waiting in lines at the amusement park watching the rides run! A huge goal of mine is to create opportunities like I had to spark that engineering light bulb in younger students who are trying to find their paths.
@@JaredHolladay I already shared this video on my LinkedIn, I love it, I love it, I love it 👌🏻
Awesome work Jared! Looks like a very complex challenge :)
Thanks so much it’s been a ton of fun to put together!
Awesome project! And getting the deep dive in creating your own drive means you certainly understand more than most about how the underlying systems work. This is really important when things don’t work correctly. Knowing what is actually going on between the PLC and VFD, understanding the protocol (be it MODBUS or whatever) is important for advanced engineering on control systems, not just coaster!
Oh yes it most certainly is! My current job isn't in the amusement industry but I am in controls. I use the stuff I learned from this project every day.
You're amazing. Great job. I love roller coasters
Very impressive!! Look foreword to seeing more in the future.
Thats one of the coolest project I've ever seen on CZcams! Keep up the good work and awesome projects!
Thank you! I have big ideas for what's next!
very impressive . exelent work on that roller coaster .
great impressive your work! I used to work in Amusement industry as engineer, you are doing very well.
Amazing your tenacity is inspiring thank you
0:13 I like how he used Intamins old magnetic brake design. Very cool.
Now this is ingenious, love to have one in my home 😃👏
Very impressive and informative
NICE!!!! Thank you for sharing your work. I hope I can use it to inspire some of my students at Hughes STEM
Happy to! Sharing my projects with others (specifically students interested in STEM fields) is by far one of my favorite parts of making them. If any of your students have any questions send them my way. I'm happy to answer anything they've got.
Absolutely Incredible. You have a very bright future ahead of you!
Thank you!
Wow, very impressive! I love to build model amusement rides and you've inspired me to take them to the next level. Control panels! Nice job and best wishes :)
Gotta make sure the ride is safe for all those little lego guys! I love building the coasters but the electrical system implementation and software is definitely my favorite part without a doubt!
That is so cool man.... I love this.
Yea you are gonna be the next builder for all of us haha nice job man
I love this! Awesome work and great explanation. Easy to follow and understand. You're very talented! ^^
Thank you! Gad you enjoyed it!
Gotta say, this is cool. Thanks for making this a real thing.
You are welcome! The idea was stuck in my head for way too long I'm glad to have it out there as a physical object now as well.
I am astonished by that
Years of experience, passionate adding details … just imagine how hard it must be to design full scale (but custom) rides with the same excellence (but real danger to people and money)..
Wow you inspire me. Thank you !
You are very welcome! That is one of the big goals this project aims to accomplish!
Fantastic work Jared !!!
Thanks so much!
Hey man, I have been working in automation and programming Allen-Bradley for 10 years. Great job on this project! Beautiful work, solid engineering and design!
Thank you so much!
Excellent work! Very thorough design for sure.
Thank you so much! It's been a super fun project to put together!
Saw this amazing project at the First world championship in Houston. It caused the fire alarms to turn on 😂...
Anyway the people of rockwell managed to fix it.
this is sick! great work.
Thank you!
Dude reminds me of Freddie Roach lol, love electrical, love coasters too. Dope video and build!!
I like the way you go over what you do man, nice
Thank you!
Nice job. You're going to achieve your dream !!!
Good work Jared, ya love to see it
Thank you so much!
really beautiful
Super dope man!!!
Nice Work!
You build coasters better then the actual manufacturers do. Heck yeah man, keep it up. 👍.
Great Job!
This model is absolutely epic! Very impressive one engineer to another. I believe you will go far in your career!
Thank you so much! I had a super fun time building it and I’ve already started my full time engineering job! This project was definitely one hell of a resume builder haha!
@@JaredHolladay I will say that I am super jealous of you getting those Allen-Bradley Controls donated to you from Rockwell, I work with those controllers all the time and I know they are definitely not cheap! (Nor the software) I have a few Allen-Bradley PLCs in my personal collection and my own software but even though they were second hand, it was still over $1000 just for them.
How cool is that! Do what you love and you never work a day in your life! Would love to see your PLC code for this. I can only imagine its as polished as everything else in this. Onward to the longer video!
This is insane I love it!
Haha I’m glad!
I've got a feeling that you'll have no problem finding your dream job.
I repair both plc's and hmi's so it's great to see them in practical use. I also know how much 'fun' it can be to program them so you've done a stellar job here. I'm guessing you didn't use ladder logic :)
Haha thank you! All of the block system logic actually is written in ladder logic! the Arduino is only there to take the motor speed data from the PLC and turn it into PWM for the motors.
Nice work
damn. That is as good as it gets. awesome job.
Thank You!!!
That’s awesome!
Please keep going, hope one day could see your design on a huge real coaster.
Would love to build this thing for real we just gotta get a park on board haha!
I’ve been an electrician for years, and recently started working at a Disney park on 3rd shift (while the park is closed). I found your videos after my first week on the job and have revisited a few times to better my understanding of the “nervous system.” I perform preventative maintenance on all these components! From the prox/speed/brake sensors to the drive motors and the vfd/plc cabinets, your model is spot on! I see all of this equipment nightly. Thank you for this detailed description, I can’t wait to see what you design & create in the future!
Epic project, very cool, congrats from France !
Thank you! Glad to hear the folks over in Europe have caught wind of my project!
3D sculpting of the track spine, just amazing! Wish I had this tech available for me when I did my coaster in high school. And including the PLC with it is next level! Great video I'm more than impressed with what you've done here!
Thank you! Yeah the stuff you can do with a little desktop 3D printer these days is truly amazing! I think any maker should definitely have one.
Jared - I enjoyed your video. I graduated from the University of Cincinnati back in 1987 with a Computer Science degree after 2 years in Industrial Design in Design, Art, Architecture and Planning (DAAP). I, too, grew up loving roller coasters and the day that The Beast opened, I ran upstairs and drew my first roller coaster - The Beast II. Although I didn't put any electronics in my roller coasters, I think you'll like seeing the 5 that I built. There is a CZcams clip of them if you search for "Mark's Roller Coasters Through the Years". I hope you enjoy them. Congratulations on your successes!! I had to comment as a fellow Cincinnatian and Roller Coaster lover. I've lived in Denver for 25 years now and get home periodically to ride The Beast and Orion and The Diamondback and enjoy some Skyline Chili while I'm home visiting family. God bless you and Good Luck with all your future electronics adventures and discoveries. (My 2nd son is in EE and loves Control Systems. He's graduating from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in December. Thank you for sharing your video. I hope you like mine. 🙂
Thank you Mark! It is great to hear from fellow Cincinnati coaster fans. I did watch your video as well and loved it. I especially enjoyed the wedding cake coaster because my fiancee and I have talked about doing something like that as well. The Beast is amazing to this day. Not sure if you got a chance to go this year but they rebuilt a bunch of track (and overhauled the control system) this year so now it's way smoother than it has been the past few years. I sadly don't get nearly as many Beast rides as I used to now that I live in Orlando but it is super fun to be working on real coasters for the parks down here now! Great to hear you have a son who also enjoys controls. Future theme park controls engineer as well perhaps?
@@JaredHolladay - I bet you and I could talk about the Beast all day long. Yes! I took my family home this past summer and we got to enjoy the smoother ride! I loved seeing all the fresh, unstained lumber. Can't get enough of that ride! Love the Orion now too and will only ride that in the front seat with my 13-year-old. What a rush! THANK YOU for watching my video. I need to build another one some day, but I've been busy raising a family for 28 years and I'm not sure I have that kind of patience anymore. There's a boring video out there all about the 4th coaster. It is the only one I have left. You can see it by searching "Archimedes Marble Roller Coaster". THANKS AGAIN! I hope to be able to follow your career! Congrats on your future wedding!! 🙂
wow, insane project 😱 AMAZING
Thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed! It was super fun putting it together!
Outstanding!
Amazing keep it up you have a bright future
Hey Jared, nice model roller coaster with advanced PLC safety control system.
Hey thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
You did more cool stuff by age 15 than I did at age 47 whahaha. Great work. I wish you all the best for the future.
Nice work! You were clearly born to be an engineer or should I say you were born an engineer!