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公开(公告)号:MY122293A
公开(公告)日:2006-04-29
申请号:MYPI20000540
申请日:2000-02-15
Applicant: DEKA PRODUCTS LP
Inventor: STEENSON JAMES HENRY JR , AMSBURY BURL
Abstract: AN APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A PITCH STATE ESTIMATOR IS PROVIDED. THE PITCH STATE ESTIMATOR GENERATES A PITCH STATE SIGNAL FOR ESTABLISHING THE ORIENTATION USED IN THE CONTROL OF A GROUND-TRAVERSING VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS A SUPPORT FOR SUPPORTING A LOAD WHICH IS PREFERABLY A HUMAN PASSENGER. IN ONE EMBODIMENT, THE PITCH STATE ESTIMATOR INCLUDES A PITCH SENSOR CONNECTED TO THE VEHICLE PRODUCING A PITCH SIGNAL REPRESENTING AN ESTIMATE OF A PITCH ANGLE OF THE VEHICLE. THE PITCH ANGLE IS ASSOCIATED WITH A COORDINATE SYSTEM REFERENCED TO GRAVITY. THE PITCH STATE ESTIMATOR ALSO INCLUDES AT LEAST ONE INERTIAL REFERENCE SENSOR (403) CONNECTED TO THE VEHICLE PRODUCING AN INERTIAL ORIENTATION SIGNAL WITH RESPECT TO THE VEHICLE. FURTHER INCLUDED IS A STATE ESTIMATOR MODULE (402) FOR RECEIVING THE PITCH SIGNAL AND THE INERTIAL ORIENTATION SIGNAL AND CALCULATING A PITCH STATE SIGNAL FROM THE INERTIAL ORIENTATION SIGNAL AND THE PITCH SIGNAL SENSOR. THE PITCH STATE SIGNAL IS PROVIDED TO A CONTROL LOOP OF THE VEHICLE FOR DYNAMICALLY MAINTAINING STABILITY OF THE VEHICLE. FIGURE 4
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公开(公告)号:DE69924649T2
公开(公告)日:2006-03-09
申请号:DE69924649
申请日:1999-12-09
Applicant: DEKA PRODUCTS LP
Inventor: STEENSON HENRY , AMSBURY BURL
Abstract: An apparatus and method for a pitch state estimator is provided. The pitch state estimator generates a pitch state signal for establishing the orientation used in the control of a ground-traversing vehicle. The vehicle has a support for supporting a load which is preferably a human passenger. In one embodiment, the pitch state estimator includes a pitch sensor connected to the vehicle producing a pitch signal representing an estimate of a pitch angle of the vehicle. The pitch angle is associated with a coordinate system referenced to gravity. The pitch state estimator also includes at least one inertial reference sensor connected to the vehicle producing an inertial orientation signal with respect to the vehicle. Further included is a state estimator module for receiving the pitch signal and the inertial orientation signal and calculating a pitch state signal from the inertial orientation signal and the pitch signal sensor. The pitch state signal is provided to a control loop of the vehicle for dynamically maintaining stability of the vehicle.
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公开(公告)号:AT300932T
公开(公告)日:2005-08-15
申请号:AT00916307
申请日:2000-03-14
Applicant: DEKA PRODUCTS LP
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公开(公告)号:AU778604B2
公开(公告)日:2004-12-09
申请号:AU2170300
申请日:1999-12-09
Applicant: DEKA PRODUCTS LP
Inventor: STEENSON JAMES HENRY JR , AMSBURY BURL
Abstract: An apparatus and method for a pitch state estimator is provided. The pitch state estimator generates a pitch state signal for establishing the orientation used in the control of a ground-traversing vehicle. The vehicle has a support for supporting a load which is preferably a human passenger. In one embodiment, the pitch state estimator includes a pitch sensor connected to the vehicle producing a pitch signal representing an estimate of a pitch angle of the vehicle. The pitch angle is associated with a coordinate system referenced to gravity. The pitch state estimator also includes at least one inertial reference sensor connected to the vehicle producing an inertial orientation signal with respect to the vehicle. Further included is a state estimator module for receiving the pitch signal and the inertial orientation signal and calculating a pitch state signal from the inertial orientation signal and the pitch signal sensor. The pitch state signal is provided to a control loop of the vehicle for dynamically maintaining stability of the vehicle.
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公开(公告)号:HK1044998A1
公开(公告)日:2002-11-08
申请号:HK02106266
申请日:2002-08-26
Applicant: DEKA PRODUCTS LP
Inventor: STEENSON JAMES HENRY JR , AMSBURY BURL
Abstract: An apparatus and method for a pitch state estimator is provided. The pitch state estimator generates a pitch state signal for establishing the orientation used in the control of a ground-traversing vehicle. The vehicle has a support for supporting a load which is preferably a human passenger. In one embodiment, the pitch state estimator includes a pitch sensor connected to the vehicle producing a pitch signal representing an estimate of a pitch angle of the vehicle. The pitch angle is associated with a coordinate system referenced to gravity. The pitch state estimator also includes at least one inertial reference sensor connected to the vehicle producing an inertial orientation signal with respect to the vehicle. Further included is a state estimator module for receiving the pitch signal and the inertial orientation signal and calculating a pitch state signal from the inertial orientation signal and the pitch signal sensor. The pitch state signal is provided to a control loop of the vehicle for dynamically maintaining stability of the vehicle.
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公开(公告)号:MXPA01012557A
公开(公告)日:2002-07-02
申请号:MXPA01012557
申请日:2000-06-01
Applicant: DEKA PRODUCTS LP
Inventor: AMSBURY BURL
IPC: B62D61/12 , A61G5/04 , A61G5/06 , A63C17/01 , A63C17/08 , B60L15/20 , B62D37/00 , B62D51/00 , B62D51/02 , B62D61/00 , B62K1/00
Abstract: Una clase de transportacion de vehiculos para cargar un individuo sobre el suelo con una superficie que puede ser irregular; varias modalidades tienen un dispositivo motorizado, montado al modulo que hace contacto con el suelo, que causa la operacion del vehiculo en una posicion de operacion que es inestable con respecto al movimiento de balanceo cuando la disposicion motorizada no esta energizada; se proveen metodos relacionados.
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公开(公告)号:MXPA01012685A
公开(公告)日:2002-06-04
申请号:MXPA01012685
申请日:1999-12-09
Applicant: DEKA PRODUCTS LP
Inventor: AMSBURY BURL
Abstract: Se provee un aparato y metodo para un estimador del estado de ladeo; el estimador del estado de ladeo genera una senal del estado de ladeo para establecer la orientacion utilizada en el control de un vehiculo de campo traviesa; el vehiculo tiene un apoyo para soportar una carga que preferiblemente es un pasajero humano; en una modalidad, el estimador de ladeo incluye un sensor de ladeo conectado al vehiculo que produce una senal de ladeo que representa un estimado de un angulo de ladeo del vehiculo; el angulo de ladeo se relaciona con un sistema de coordenadas mencionado como gravedad; el estimador del estado de ladeo tambien incluye al menos un sensor de referencia de inercia conectado al vehiculo que produce una senal de orientacion de inercia con relacion al vehiculo; ademas se incluye un modulo estimador del estado para recibir la senal de ladeo y la senal de orientacion de inercia y que calcula una senal del estado de ladeo desde la senal de orientacion de inercia y el sensor de senal de ladeo; se provee la senal del estado de ladeo a un circuito de control del vehiculo para mantener dinamicamente la estabilidad del vehiculo.
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公开(公告)号:CA2683099A1
公开(公告)日:2000-12-14
申请号:CA2683099
申请日:2000-06-01
Applicant: DEKA PRODUCTS LP
Inventor: KAMEN DEAN L , FIELD J DOUGLAS , HEINZMANN RICHARD KURT , AMBROGI ROBERT R , DUGGAN ROBERT J , AMSBURY BURL , LANGENFELD CHRISTOPHER C
IPC: B62D61/12 , B62K1/00 , A61G5/04 , A61G5/06 , A63C17/00 , A63C17/01 , A63C17/08 , B60L15/20 , B62D37/00 , B62D51/00 , B62D51/02 , B62D61/00 , B62K3/00
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.
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公开(公告)号:CA2375645A1
公开(公告)日:2000-12-14
申请号:CA2375645
申请日:2000-06-01
Applicant: DEKA PRODUCTS LP
Inventor: AMSBURY BURL , AMBROGI ROBERT R , KAMEN DEAN L , LANGENFELD CHRISTOPHER C , FIELD DOUGLAS J , HEINZMANN RICHARD KURT , DUGGAN ROBERT J
IPC: B62D61/12 , A61G5/04 , A61G5/06 , A63C17/01 , A63C17/08 , B60L15/20 , B62D37/00 , B62D51/00 , B62D51/02 , B62D61/00 , B62K1/00 , A63C17/00 , B62K3/00
Abstract: A class of transportation vehicles for carrying an individual (10) over grou nd having a surface that may be irregular. Various embodiments have a motorized drive, mounted to the ground-contacting module (6) that causes operation of the vehicle in an operating position that is unstable with respect to tippin g when the motorized drive arrangement is not powered. Related methods are provided.
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