Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Control system for a tiltable vehicle
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Application No.: US16707368Application Date: 2019-12-09
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Publication No.: US11427249B2Publication Date: 2022-08-30
- Inventor: Kyle Doerksen , Joseph Wilcox
- Applicant: Sway Motorsports LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Soquel
- Assignee: Sway Motorsports LLC
- Current Assignee: Sway Motorsports LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Soquel
- Agency: Kolitch Romano LLP
- Main IPC: B62D9/02
- IPC: B62D9/02 ; B62K5/10 ; B62K5/08 ; B60G17/018 ; B60G17/016 ; B62J45/414 ; B62K5/027 ; B62K5/05

Abstract:
A vehicle of the present disclosure may include at least one pair of opposing wheels coupled to a tiltable central chassis by a four-bar linkage or the like, such that the wheels are configured to tilt in unison with the central chassis. A steering actuator and/or a tilting actuator may be discretely controllable by an electronic controller of the vehicle. The controller may include processing logic configured to maintain alignment between a median plane of the chassis and a net force vector caused by gravity and any induced centrifugal forces. Various control algorithms may be utilized to steer the vehicle along a desired path, either autonomously or semi-autonomously.
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