Low gravity all-surface vehicle and stabilized mount system
AssigneePaha Designs, LLC
InventorBenjamin MEAGER
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Abstract
Vehicles are disclosed that are configured to carry loads in a stabilized manner, such that the load is maintained in a substantially constant position or orientation relative to a predetermined reference point or frame even as the vehicle moves. A stabilization controller in such a vehicle receives information about movement of the vehicle relative to the reference point or plane from one or more sensors on the vehicle, and uses the information to control one or more movable objects by which the load is secured to the vehicle so as to maintain a relatively constant relationship between the load and the reference point or plane.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising:
- a frame comprising a plurality of axles having a plurality of axes;
- a plurality of wheels, each wheel rotatably connected to a corresponding axle of the plurality of axles and defining an inner volume;
- a plurality of frame mounts, each frame mount positioned within the inner volume of one of the plurality of wheels and connected to the corresponding axle, each frame mount further having a portion extending below an axis of the corresponding axle, which portion supports a propulsion unit drivingly coupled to the wheel;
- a load supported by the frame via one or more selectively movable objects;
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- a stabilization controller that controls the one or more selectively movable objects based on information about movement of the vehicle relative to a reference point or plane;
- wherein the center of gravity of each of the plurality of wheels is below the axis of the corresponding axle.
A system, comprising:
- a first movable object comprising at least one propulsion device;
- a second movable object coupled to the first movable object, wherein the second movable object supports a load for conveyance by the first movable object;
- one or more sensors coupled with the first movable object and configured to generate inputs based on sensed information about motion or tilt of the first movable object relative to a reference point or plane;
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- a stabilization controller coupled with the one or more sensors, wherein the stabilization controller receives the inputs from the one or more sensors and provides, based on the inputs, first control signals to the second movable object that cause the second movable object to move the load relative to the first movable object and toward a predetermined position or orientation defined in relation to the reference point or plane.
A system comprising:
- a self-propelled vehicle;
- a load;
- a selectively movable object secured to the self-propelled vehicle and supporting the load;
- a plurality of sensors for detecting movement of the self-propelled vehicle relative to a reference point or plane;
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- a stabilization controller that receives information from the plurality of sensors about the detected movement and causes the selectively movable object to adjust the position of the load relative to the self-propelled vehicle based on the information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.