Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Control of a personal transporter based on user position
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Application No.: US14942209Application Date: 2015-11-16
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Publication No.: US09411340B2Publication Date: 2016-08-09
- Inventor: Dean Kamen , Richard J. Rosasco , Robert R. Ambrogi , James J. Dattolo , Robert J. Duggan , J. Douglas Field , Richard Kurt Heinzmann , Matthew M. McCambridge , John B. Morrell , Michael D. Piedmonte
- Applicant: DEKA Products Limited Partnership
- Applicant Address: US NH Manchester
- Assignee: DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
- Current Assignee: DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
- Current Assignee Address: US NH Manchester
- Agency: McCormick, Paulding & Huber LLP
- Main IPC: B60Q1/00
- IPC: B60Q1/00 ; G05D1/08 ; A63C17/01 ; A63C17/08 ; A63C17/12 ; B62D37/00 ; B62D51/00 ; B62D51/02 ; B62D61/00 ; B62K1/00 ; B62K3/00 ; B60L15/20 ; G08B6/00 ; G05D1/02
Abstract:
An apparatus controller for prompting a rider to be positioned on a vehicle in such a manner as to reduce lateral instability due to lateral acceleration of the vehicle. The apparatus has an input for receiving specification from the rider of a desired direction of travel, and indicating means for reflecting to the rider a propitious instantaneous body orientation to enhance stability in the face of lateral acceleration. The indicating may include a handlebar that is pivotable with respect to the vehicle and that is driven in response to vehicle turning.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160070269A1 CONTROL OF A PERSONAL TRANSPORTER BASED ON USER POSITION Public/Granted day:2016-03-10
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