VEHICLE CONTROL BY PITCH MODULATION

• Main Authors: ROBINSON, DAVID W, FIELD, J. DOUGLAS, HEINZMANN, JOHN DAVID, STEVENS, JON MICHAEL, LUND, JEREMY B
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 19.12.2017
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS INVEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OFTRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GASEXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS, IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE ORDIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; CYCLE AXLE SUSPENSIONS; CYCLE FRAMES; CYCLE SIDE-CARS, FORECARS, OR THE LIKE; CYCLE STEERING DEVICES; CYCLES; FUNERAL DEVICES; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; MOTOR VEHICLES; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; POWERED PROPULSION OF SLEDGES OR; RIDER PROPULSION OF WHEELED VEHICLES OR SLEDGES; RIDER-OPERATED TERMINAL CONTROLS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORCYCLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TOTHE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT; TRAILERS; TRANSMISSIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SUCH VEHICLES; TRANSPORT OR ACCOMODATION FOR PATIENTS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

Human transport devices having at least one forward wheel and at least two rear wheels have improved control while trying to change the direction of movement of the transport device by differentially rotating the two rear wheels. Des dispositifs de transport humain comportant au moins une roue avant et au moins deux roues arrière ont un contrôle amélioré lors du changement de direction du mouvement du dispositif de transport grâce à la rotation différentielle des deux roues arrière.