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US 12,043,338 B1Granted
Dynamically balanced in-line wheel vehicle
AssigneeTWILL Technology, Inc.
InventorsChristopher Tacklind, Cameron Tacklind, Blake Tacklind, Daniel Shaffer, Nelson Au
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Abstract
A family of vehicles is presented which exploit dynamic controls to stabilize in-line two wheeled vehicles. The stabilization results in improved safety at high speeds and on uncooperative surfaces. Stabilization affords balance at zero speed without auxiliary support means. Transformational wheel base length affords high visibility at low speeds and low drag at high speeds. In wheel chair configurations transforming wheel base length allows navigation up and down stairs.
Claims4
A vehicle, comprising:
- a body portion;
- a first wheel connected to the body portion wherein the first wheel is steerable;
- a second wheel inline with the first wheel that is also connected to the body portion wherein the first and second wheels are spaced apart from each other;
- one or more sensors that sense a balance of the vehicle and generate sensor signals;
- a control system that, based on the sensor signals, automatically controls the steerable wheel to maintain the balance of the vehicle;
- a manual steering mechanism that allows the driver of the vehicle to steer the vehicle;
- and
- one or more additional wheels in-line with the first wheel.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- a body portion;
- a first wheel connected to the body portion wherein the first wheel is steerable;
- a second wheel inline with the first wheel that is also connected to the body portion wherein the first and second wheels are spaced apart from each other;
- one or more sensors that sense a balance of the vehicle and generate sensor signals;
- a control system that, based on the sensor signals, automatically controls the steerable wheel to maintain the balance of the vehicle;
- and
- a manual steering mechanism that allows the driver of the vehicle to steer the vehicle;
- wherein the body portion further comprises a bubble.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.