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AssigneeDEKA Products Limited Partnership
InventorsDean L. Kamen, Robert R. Ambrogi, Richard Kurt Heinzmann
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A transporter for transporting a load over a surface. The transporter includes a support platform for supporting the load. The support platform is characterized by a fore-aft axis, a lateral axis, and an orientation with respect to the surface, the orientation referred to as an attitude. At least one ground-contacting element is flexibly coupled to the support platform in such a manner that the attitude of the support platform is capable of variation. One or more ground-contacting elements are driven by a motorized drive arrangement. A sensor module generates a signal characterizing the attitude of the support platform. Based on the attitude, a controller commands the motorized drive arrangement.
A transporter for transporting a load over a surface, the transporter comprising:
A method for controlling a transporter having a support platform for supporting a load, the support platform characterized by an attitude with respect to the surface, the transporter including at least one ground contacting elements flexibly coupled to the support platform in such a manner that the attitude of the platform is capable of variation, the transporter further including a motorized drive arrangement for driving the at least one ground contacting element, the method comprising:
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