Highly maneuverable vehicle with Mecanum wheels

Highly maneuverable utility vehicles having Mecanum wheels capable of traveling in a variety of different directions and turning in a zero turn manner. Such a vehicle may include one or more controllers in communication with drive units for powering the Mecanum wheels. A multi-axis interface, such a...

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Main Authors Keller, Scott W, Brown, Alyn
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 20.08.2019
Subjects
AGRICULTURE
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
CONTROL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS INSOFAR AS CHARACTERISED BYMECHANICAL FEATURES ONLY
CONTROLLING
FISHING
FORESTRY
HARVESTING
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HUNTING
LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
MOTOR VEHICLES
MOWING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
REGULATING
TRAILERS
TRANSPORTING
TRAPPING
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Summary:Highly maneuverable utility vehicles having Mecanum wheels capable of traveling in a variety of different directions and turning in a zero turn manner. Such a vehicle may include one or more controllers in communication with drive units for powering the Mecanum wheels. A multi-axis interface, such as a joystick, may be connected to the controller for proportionally controlling the direction and speed of the vehicle, and for providing different manners in which the vehicle may enter zero-turn mode. The joystick may include at least one pushbutton for switching between programmed travel modes or selecting an auxiliary function. The controller may be programmed to permit the vehicle to operate in different operating modes.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201815864847