A conventional vehicle typically behaves like a single rigid body with fixed characteristics defined during the design phase of the vehicle. The rigid nature of the conventional vehicle limits their ability to interact and adapt to different environments. To overcome these limitations, an articulated vehicle may be used where one or more sections of the vehicle are reconfigurable, thus changing various aspects of the vehicle including the shape, the size, and the footprint. In one example, the articulated vehicle includes a front section and a tail section joined together by an articulated joint. The articulated joint rotates the tail section about an axis relative to the front section, thus modifying the height and the wheelbase. The vehicle also includes a morphing section to maintain continuity in the form of the vehicle and a payload positioning joint to maintain a desired orientation of a payload as the vehicle is being articulated.


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    Title :

    ARTICULATED VEHICLES WITH PAYLOAD-POSITIONING SYSTEMS


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2021-07-22


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge



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