In an aspect, a powered foot-deck-based vehicle is provided, and includes a foot-deck to support a rider. At least one wheel is rotatably coupled to the foot-deck to enable travel of the foot-deck over a travel surface. At least one motor is coupled to at least one 5 of the at least one wheel to drive rotation thereof. A power source is coupled to the at least one motor to power the at least one motor. A remote sensor unit is wearable by the rider and configured to detect at least one of an orientation, a position, and movement of the rider and transmit sensor data generated therefrom. A motor control unit is coupled to the at least one motor and is configured to receive the sensor data 0 and control the operation of the at least one motor based at least in part on the sensor data.
Powered foot-deck-based vehicle with intuitive control
2019-08-22
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch