Steering and control systems for a three-wheeled vehicle
AssigneeAlpha Motors Company Limited
InventorIan A. Bruce
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Abstract
A three-wheeled vehicle that includes: a single front wheel; two rear wheels; a passenger cabin; an electronic steering control unit; and a steering input device configured to send an electronic signal to the electronic steering control unit corresponding to an input received at the steering input device associated with turning the three-wheeled vehicle; wherein the electronic steering control unit is configured to counter-steer the front wheel in response to receiving the electronic signal, wherein the counter-steering of the front wheel initiates a leaning of the passenger cabin a direction of turning of the three-wheeled vehicle.
Claims20
A three-wheeled vehicle, comprising:
- a single front wheel;
- two rear wheels;
- a passenger cabin;
- an electronic steering control unit;
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- a steering input device configured to send an electronic signal to the electronic steering control unit corresponding to an input received at the steering input device associated with turning the three-wheeled vehicle;
- wherein the electronic steering control unit is configured to counter-steer the front wheel in response to receiving the electronic signal, wherein the counter-steering of the front wheel initiates a leaning of the passenger cabin a direction of turning of the three-wheeled vehicle.
An electronic steering control unit for a three-wheeled vehicle, comprising:
- an input unit configured to receive a first electronic signal corresponding to an input received at a steering input device, the first electronic signal associated with turning of the three-wheeled vehicle;
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- an output unit coupled an actuator arm that controls steering of a single front wheel of the three-wheeled vehicle, wherein, in response to receiving the first electronic signal from the input unit, the output unit is configured to send a second electronic signal to the actuator arm to counter-steer the front wheel, wherein the counter-steering of the front wheel initiates a leaning of a passenger cabin of the three-wheeled vehicle a direction of turning of the three-wheeled vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.