Hybrid human/electric powered vehicle

Details Hybrid human/electric powered vehicle Hybrid human/electric powered vehicle

2006-03-28

2006-03-28

Morris, Lesley D. (Department: 3611)

Motor vehicles

Special driving device

Reexamination Certificate

active

07017686

ABSTRACT:
A personal transporter that provides both for propulsion by a user, and, at the same time, for dynamic stabilization by means of a powered actuator. A pitch variable such as pitch or time rate of change of pitch is sensed and used to determine the torque provided to a wheel, whether in a co-rotating or counter-rotating direction, in order to maintain stability of the transporter with respect to tipping in the fore-aft plane.

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