An apparatus and method for transporting a payload over a surface is provided. A vehicle supports a payload with a support partially enclosed by an enclosure. Two laterally disposed ground-contacting elements are coupled to at least one of the enclosure or support. A motorized drive is coupled to the ground-contacting elements. A controller coupled to the drive governs the operation of the drive at least in response to the position of the center of gravity of the vehicle to dynamically control balancing of the vehicle.
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROL OF A DYNAMICALLY SELF-BALANCING VEHICLE
VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR STEUERUNG EINES DYNAMISCH STABILISIERTEN FAHRZEUG
DISOPSITIF ET METHODE DE CONTRÔLE D'UN VEHICULE INSTABLE A EQUILIBRAGE DYNAMIQUE
2019-04-10
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B62K Fahrräder , CYCLES / B60N SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES , Sitze besonders für Fahrzeuge ausgebildet / B60T Bremsanlagen für Fahrzeuge oder Teile davon , VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF / B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge / B62J Fahrrad- oder Motorradsättel oder -sitze , CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS |
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