A vehicle, such as a bicycle, motorbike, kick scooter or electric scooter, having an upright steering column 12 with a front wheel 10 at its lower end, the steering column being rotatable about a steering axis 14. A stabilising mass 20 is fixedly coupled to the steering column, the mass may be in the range of 0.2 to 5.0kg, wherein the centre of gravity of the stabilising mass is spaced from the steering axis by a distance (X) which may be in the range of 0.02 to 0.25m, and may be at a height (h) above the ground in the range 0.1 to 1.5m. The stabilising mass acts to counter roll motion, and the product of the magnitude of the stabilising mass, the distance between the centre of gravity of the stabilising mass and the steering axis, and the height of the stabilising mass above the ground may be in the range 0.05 to 0.35 kg.m2 .


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    Title :

    A stability and control-augmented vehicle


    Publication date :

    2024-09-11


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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