公开(公告)号：CA2952911A1

公开(公告)日：2006-03-23

申请号：CA2952911

申请日：2005-09-13

Applicant: DEKA PRODUCTS LP

Inventor： KAMEN DEAN ,  AMBROGI ROBERT R ,  DATTOLO JAMES J ,  DUGGAN ROBERT J ,  FIELD J DOUGLAS ,  HEINZMANN RICHARD KURT ,  MCCAMBRIDGE MATTHEW M ,  MORRELL JOHN B ,  PIEDMONTE MICHAEL D ,  ROSASCO RICHARD J

IPC: A63C17/12 ,  A61G5/04 ,  A61G5/06 ,  A63C17/01 ,  A63C17/04 ,  A63C17/08 ,  B60L11/18 ,  B60L15/20 ,  B62D37/00 ,  B62D51/00 ,  B62D51/02 ,  B62D61/00 ,  B62K1/00 ,  B62K3/00 ,  B62K17/00

Abstract: A controller for providing user input of a desired direction of motion or orientation for a transporter The controller has an input for receiving specification by a user of a value based on a detected body orientation of the user. User-specified input may be conveyed by the user using any of a large variety of input modalities, including: ultrasonic body position sensing; foot force sensing; handlebar lean; active handlebar; mechanical sensing of body position; and linear slide directional input. An apparatus that may include an active handlebar is provided for prompting a rider to be positioned on a vehicle in such a mariner as to reduce lateral instability due to lateral acceleration of the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：CA2822729A1

公开(公告)日：2006-03-23

申请号：CA2822729

申请日：2005-09-13

Applicant: DEKA PRODUCTS LP

Inventor： KAMEN DEAN ,  AMBROGI ROBERT R ,  DATTOLO JAMES J ,  DUGGAN ROBERT J ,  FIELD J DOUGLAS ,  HEINZMANN RICHARD KURT ,  MCCAMBRIDGE MATTHEW M ,  MORRELL JOHN B ,  PIEDMONTE MICHAEL D ,  ROSASCO RICHARD J

IPC: A63C17/12 ,  A61G5/04 ,  A61G5/06 ,  A63C17/01 ,  A63C17/08 ,  B60L11/18 ,  B60L15/20 ,  B62D37/00 ,  B62D51/00 ,  B62D51/02 ,  B62D61/00 ,  B62K1/00 ,  B62K3/00 ,  B62K17/00

Abstract: A controller for providing user input of a desired direction of motion or orientation for a transporter. The controller has an input for receiving specification by a user of a value based on a detected body orientation of the user. User-specified input may be conveyed by the user using any of a large variety of input modalities, including: ultrasonic body position sensing; foot force sensing; handlebar lean; active handlebar; mechanical sensing of body position; and linear slide directional input. An apparatus that may include an active handlebar is provided for prompting a rider to be positioned on a vehicle in such a manner as to reduce lateral instability due to lateral acceleration of the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：AU2003276075A1

公开(公告)日：2003-12-31

申请号：AU2003276075

申请日：2003-06-16

Applicant: DEKA PRODUCTS LP

Inventor： FIELD J DOUGLAS ,  HEINZMANN JOHN DAVID ,  KERWIN JOHN M ,  LANGENFIELD CHRISTOPHER C ,  LUND JEREMY B ,  MORRELL JOHN B ,  POMPA JONATHAN B ,  ROBINSON DAVID W ,  STEVENS JON M ,  KAMEN DEAN L ,  AMSBURY BURL

IPC: B60L11/18 ,  B60L15/20 ,  B62K3/00 ,  B62K17/00 ,  B62M7/00 ,  B62M23/02

公开(公告)号：AU1190802A

公开(公告)日：2002-04-22

申请号：AU1190802

申请日：2001-10-11

Applicant: DEKA PRODUCTS LP

Inventor： KAMEN DEAN L ,  ARLING RICHARD WILLIAM ,  FIELD J DOUGLAS ,  HEINZMANN JOHN DAVID ,  MORRELL JOHN B ,  POMPA JONATHAN B ,  YUNDT GEORGE B

IPC: A63C17/12 ,  B62K3/00 ,  B62K11/00 ,  B62K17/00

Abstract: Methods for controlling a motorized balancing transporter that has two wheels in contact with the ground in normal operation. Upon detection of a fault condition, a control variable is adjusted at a specified increment in the direction of a goal value until the control variable equals the goal value. A user is afforded accelerated access to operation of the balancing transporter by first initializing a single-axis stabilizer, and, while intializing a 3-axis stabilizer, allowing operation of the transporter, and then completing initialization of the 3-axis stabilizer. Traction is maintained between wheels of a transporter and an underlying surface by comparing acceleration of a wheel with a specified pre-set value and incrementally reducing the torque applied to the wheel based on the existence of slip condition, with the slip condition cleared on the basis of a determined value of a dynamic characteristic of the wheel such as the inverse moment of inertia.