A mobility vehicle system comprising:
- a frame configured with contoured conduit and yoke construction fabricated with metal, carbon fiber, plastic or a combination thereof;
- a powered steering column system pivotally mounted to the front end of the frame, said steering column operatively engaged to propulsion system components including;
- a front hub wheel and a rear hub wheel, said hub wheel comprising a DC drive motor, axle, and a braking means,
- one or more steering actuators and steering actuator couplings,
- a retractable locking pin assembly for restricted over rotation of said steering column turning motion,
- a handlebar rigidly attached to said powered steering column to steer said front hub wheel by a manual or semi-autonomous control means, or by an autonomous control system;
- a control panel comprising wherein, a control module and a user interface system;
- an ON/OFF switch allowing user to engage power to:
- said powered steering column system components, said user interface system control module, said propulsion system components including a front headlight, rear lights, and turn signal lights;
- a compartment configured with a cavity and locking access panel for housing;
- a control system and processors, for controlling drive operations of said mobility vehicle;
- a machine interface control panel, for said user interface system, configured with a control system, said control system comprising a wireless interface communication system connectively linked with WIFI, Internet and Cloud management systems, and Bluetooth;
- a manual drive mode, a semi-autonomous drive mode, or autonomous control system utilizing subsystem modes and I/O interface system utilizing local mapping and satellite GPS;
- said autonomous control system comprising:
- short range proximity sensors and one or more environmental scanners, said one or more environmental scanners comprising wireless interface communication;
- a LIDAR system utilizing control algorithms comprising particular range of angles and azimuths to obtain information around the proximity of said mobility vehicle;
- a short-range LIDAR sensor unit with rotating platform situated on a section of said mobility vehicle;
- said autonomous control system comprising a computing system employed for communicating with a propulsion system, said propulsion system employing one or more DC motors;
- an electric gyroscopic sensor with a simplified control algorithm for locomotion, and a control loop equation applied to motor torque;
- a wireless communication system, WIFI, Bluetooth, and Cloud management systems;
- one or more environmental scanners, and comprising wireless interface communication linked to short range proximity sensors;
- an electric gyro sensor, a gravity sensor, an acoustic sensor, an attitude sensor to include tilt sensor, tilt sensor is fixe d on an angle sensor and is reflected by a vertical line as a reference of the user standing or sitting positions, said attitude sensor module used to control the balance of the vehicle;
- a simplified control algorithm for achieving balance when the wheels are active for locomotion, and the equations of a control loop applied to hub wheel torque to achieve balance;
- a control algorithm for achieving balance when said hub wheel is actively driving in forward or in reverse directions, and the equations of a control loop applied to hub wheel torque to achieve balance of said vehicle when stationary, via a kickstand mode;
- a Bluetooth controller device, said Bluetooth controller device providing a manual controlling means for controlling hub wheels motion and steering direction via user engaging a manual control mode of a Bluetooth connected cell phone device;
- a processor to activate a kill switch when a rider/operator is not detected, or a mishap occurs;
- a battery bank with charger;
- or an interchangeable lithium battery pack to extend riding time;
- one or more charger ports that provides external charging and USB power cable.