Motor vehicles – Steering by driving – Independently operable drive motors
Patent
1981-07-29
1983-12-27
Peters, Jr., Joseph F.
Motor vehicles
Steering by driving
Independently operable drive motors
180DIG3, 280242WC, 280289WC, 318139, B62D 1104
Patent
active
044225156
ABSTRACT:
A wheel chair with independent electric motors for the respective drive wheels. Free wheeling hand rims are journalled outwardly adjacent to and coaxially with the drive wheels. The free wheeling hand rims are connected to respective velocity transducers generating electrical velocity signals which are used to respectively control the speed of the wheel motors. The motor speeds are in proportion to the hand rim velocities. Minimal force is required to rotate the hand rims.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3643198 (1972-02-01), Economu
patent: 4050533 (1977-09-01), Seamone
Hill Mitchell J.
Peters Jr. Joseph F.
The United States of America as represented by the Admin. of Vet
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