Transporter oscillating alarm
AssigneeDEKA Products Limited Partnership
InventorsDean Kamen, Robert R. Ambrogi, J. Douglas Field, Burl Amsbury
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Abstract
A vehicle capable of an extraordinary mode of motorized motion programmed to draw the attention of an operator. When one or more sensors sense a condition requiring attention of the operator, a periodic acceleration is superposed upon the motion of the ground-contacting members. The extraordinary mode of locomotion may include a mode where the vehicle alternates between braking and speeding up and braking over each period of the modulation.
Claims17
An Alarm system for alerting the operator of a vehicle having a motorized drive, the alarm system comprising:
- a. an alarm comprising a shaker for periodically modulating acceleration of the vehicle;
- b. a sensor for sensing a specified condition of the vehicle;
- and
- c. a controller for causing the motorized drive, in response to the specified condition, to operate as the shaker of the alarm for alerting the operator.
A method for alerting a rider of a vehicle to a condition requiring attention, the method comprising:
- a. sensing a specified condition of the vehicle;
- and
- b. using a motorized drive to shake the rider with a periodically modulated acceleration of the vehicle, in response to the specified condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.