Toy vehicle having a yaw rate sensor
AssigneeSturmkind GmbH
InventorMartin Müller
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Abstract
A toy vehicle has wheels and a steering unit. The steering unit includes a steering drive acting on at least one of the wheels and a control unit acting on the steering drive. The at least one wheel that is acted upon by the steering drive is mounted on a chassis of the toy vehicle so as to be steerable with a variable steering angle. The steering unit includes a yaw rate sensor for determining a yaw rate of the toy vehicle about its vertical axis and is free of a sensor for determining the steering angle. The steering drive, the control unit, and the yaw rate sensor together form a control loop for setting the yaw rate to a specified target value. A toy vehicle system includes a toy vehicle and a track. The control unit includes at least one sensor for detecting the track.
Claims16
A toy vehicle comprising:
- a plurality of wheels;
- a steering unit having a steering drive configured to act on at least one first wheel of said plurality of wheels and a control unit configured to act on said steering drive;
- wherein said at least one first wheel is steerably mounted on a chassis of the toy vehicle with a changeable steering angle;
- said steering unit further having a yaw rate sensor for calculating a yaw rate of the toy vehicle about a vertical axis of the toy car and having no sensor for calculating the steering angle;
- and,
- said steering drive, said control unit, and said yaw rate sensor together forming a regulating loop for setting the yaw rate to a predetermined target value.
A toy vehicle system comprising:
- a toy vehicle having a plurality of wheels, a chassis, and a steering unit having a steering drive configured to act on at least one first wheel of said plurality of wheels and a control unit configured to act on said steering drive;
- wherein said at least one first wheel is steerably mounted on said chassis of the toy vehicle with a changeable steering angle;
- said steering unit further having a yaw rate sensor for calculating a yaw rate of the toy vehicle about a vertical axis of the toy car and having no sensor for calculating the steering angle;
- said steering drive, said control unit, and said yaw rate sensor together forming a regulating loop for setting the yaw rate to a predetermined target value;
- a track for said toy vehicle;
- said control unit including at least one sensor for detecting said track.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.