Inverted pendulum type vehicle

US8985249B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8985249-B2
Application numberUS-201213677827-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 15, 2012
Priority dateNov 26, 2011
Publication dateMar 24, 2015
Grant dateMar 24, 2015

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Abstract

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An inverted pendulum type vehicle having a tiltable rider mounting section includes a first travel operation unit and a second travel operation unit, which are disposed with an interval provided therebetween in the longitudinal direction and which are capable of traveling in all directions, and an operation device which outputs a turn command. In the case where the turn command is output from the operation device in a situation wherein at least the first travel operation unit is traveling in the longitudinal direction or at rest, the moving velocity of the ground contact point of the first travel operation unit and the moving velocity of the ground contact point of the second travel operation unit in the lateral direction of a rider are controlled to have velocities that are different from each other.

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What is claimed is: 1. An inverted pendulum type vehicle at least comprising: a first travel operation unit capable of traveling on a floor surface; a first actuator that drives the first travel operation unit; a base body to which the first travel operation unit and the first actuator are installed; and a rider mounting section attached to the base body such that the rider mounting section is tiltable relative to a vertical direction, wherein the first travel operation unit is con…

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  • B62K1/00Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B62K17/00Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B62D61/02Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US8985249B2 cover?
An inverted pendulum type vehicle having a tiltable rider mounting section includes a first travel operation unit and a second travel operation unit, which are disposed with an interval provided therebetween in the longitudinal direction and which are capable of traveling in all directions, and an operation device which outputs a turn command. In the case where the turn command is output from t…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Honda Motor Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B62K1/00. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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