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US 8,738,278 B2Granted
Two-wheel, self-balancing vehicle with independently movable foot placement sections
OwnerShane Cheninventor
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Abstract
A two-wheel, self-balancing personal vehicle having independently movable foot placement sections. The foot placement sections have an associated wheel, sensor and motor and are independently self-balancing which gives the user independent control over the movement of each platform section by the magnitude and direction of tilt a user induces in a given platform section. Various embodiments are disclosed including those with a continuous housing, discrete platform sections and/or tapering platform sections.
Claims9
A two-wheel, self-balancing vehicle device, comprising:
- a first foot placement section and a second foot placement section that are coupled to one another and are independently movable with respect to one another;
- a first wheel associated with the first foot placement section and a second wheel associated with the second foot placement section, the first and second wheels being spaced apart and substantially parallel to one another;
- a first position sensor and a first drive motor configured to drive the first wheel, a second position sensor and a second drive motor configured to drive the second wheel;
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- control logic that drives the first wheel toward self-balancing the first foot placement section in response to position data from the first sensor and that drives the second wheel toward self-balancing the second foot placement section in response to position data from the second foot placement section.
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