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公开(公告)号:US12194860B2
公开(公告)日:2025-01-14
申请号:US18172221
申请日:2023-02-21
Applicant: Future Motion, Inc.
Inventor: Kyle Jonathan Doerksen , Daniel J. Wood
Abstract: A control system for a tiltable vehicle may include a motor controller configured to respond to backward or reverse operation of the vehicle by hindering a responsiveness of the control system (e.g., proportionally) and/or eventually disengaging a drive motor of the vehicle. Accordingly, a user may intuitively and safely dismount the vehicle by selectively commanding reverse operation. In some examples, the backward direction may be user-defined.
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公开(公告)号:US12161930B2
公开(公告)日:2024-12-10
申请号:US18434478
申请日:2024-02-06
Applicant: Future Motion, Inc.
Inventor: Kyle Jonathan Doerksen , Beau Robertson , Phil Rullman , Ximena Prugue , Daniel Blachinsky
Abstract: A self-propelled, one-wheeled vehicle may include a board having two deck portions each having a concave front footpad configured to receive a foot of a rider, and a wheel assembly disposed between the deck portions. The concave front footpad has a rider detection sensor in the form of a membrane switch conforming to the shape of the footpad (e.g., facilitated by one or more slots formed in the membrane switch). A motor assembly drives the vehicle in response to board orientation and rider detection information.
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公开(公告)号:US12005340B2
公开(公告)日:2024-06-11
申请号:US18248214
申请日:2021-09-15
Applicant: Future Motion, Inc.
CPC classification number: A63C17/12 , A63C17/0046 , A63C17/08 , B62K11/007 , A63C2203/12 , A63C2203/20 , A63C2203/42
Abstract: A self-propelled, one-wheeled vehicle may include a suspension system configured to dampen up and down motion of a board relative to the axle of a central wheel assembly when the vehicle encounters obstacles and bumps on a riding surface. Illustrative suspension systems include a shock absorber, a rocker, a pushrod, bell cranks, and/or a swingarm that couple the axle to the board. The suspension system may be disposed completely below a foot deck of the vehicle.
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公开(公告)号:USD999860S1
公开(公告)日:2023-09-26
申请号:US29811743
申请日:2021-10-15
Applicant: Future Motion, Inc.
Designer: Kyle Jonathan Doerksen , Beau Robertson , Phil Rullman
Abstract: FIG. 1 is a top, front, and right side perspective view of the new design for an electric vehicle front, showing an illustration of use on the bottom of an electric vehicle;
FIG. 2 is another top, front, and right side perspective view thereof, with the exemplary electric vehicle removed for clarity of details;
FIG. 3 is a top, rear, and right side perspective view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 8 is a top view thereof; and,
FIG. 9 is a bottom view thereof.
The broken lines shown in the drawings illustrate environment and portions of the electric vehicle front that form no part of the claimed design.
The shading lines shown in the drawings represent the approximate three-dimensional contour of the design, and are not intended to indicate surface decoration.-
公开(公告)号:US11479311B2
公开(公告)日:2022-10-25
申请号:US16736685
申请日:2020-01-07
Applicant: Future Motion, Inc.
Inventor: Kyle Jonathan Doerksen
Abstract: An electric vehicle includes a lateral self-stabilization system and may further include a fore-aft self-stabilization system. The lateral self-stabilization system may include a controller configured to cause an actuator to laterally tilt a frame of the vehicle based on sensed information relating to an orientation of the vehicle, or portion thereof, about a roll axis. The frame of the vehicle may include any suitable structure configured to be laterally tilted by the actuator relative to an axle of the vehicle. The fore-aft stabilization system may include a motor controller configured to drive a motor of the vehicle based on sensed information relating to a pitch angle of the vehicle. In some examples, the vehicle is a robotic vehicle.
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公开(公告)号:USD897469S1
公开(公告)日:2020-09-29
申请号:US29683178
申请日:2019-03-11
Applicant: Future Motion, Inc.
Designer: Kyle Jonathan Doerksen , Beau Robertson
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公开(公告)号:US10786726B2
公开(公告)日:2020-09-29
申请号:US16664977
申请日:2019-10-28
Applicant: Future Motion, Inc.
Inventor: Kyle Jonathan Doerksen , Beau Robertson , Daniel J. Wood , Julian De La Rua
Abstract: A self-stabilizing, one-wheeled electric skateboard may include improved features. In some examples, the vehicle includes a status indicator viewable through a slot formed in an upper surface of the board. In some examples, the vehicle includes a convertible carrying handle transitionable between stowed and deployed positions. In some examples, the vehicle includes an interchangeable fender and fender substitute that may be removably coupled to an upper surface of the board. In some examples, a motor controller of the vehicle may operate a field-oriented control (FOC) scheme configured to control the electric motor by manipulating a direct current aligned with a rotating rotor flux angle and a quadrature current defined at ninety degrees from the rotating rotor flux angle. In some examples, the motor controller may be configured to permit intuitive dismounting of the vehicle by tilting and/or moving the vehicle backward.
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公开(公告)号:US10695656B2
公开(公告)日:2020-06-30
申请号:US16417283
申请日:2019-05-20
Applicant: Future Motion, Inc.
Inventor: Kyle Jonathan Doerksen , Daniel J. Wood , Julian De La Rua
Abstract: When an electric vehicle is traveling downhill, experiencing regenerative braking, or otherwise forcing the vehicle motor to turn faster than the commanded motor torque, the vehicle motor produces electrical energy that can be used to recharge a vehicle battery. However, if the vehicle battery is already nearly or fully charged, the excess electrical energy produced may damage the battery. Control systems described herein may reduce and/or dispose of the excess energy by manipulating the motor flux (i.e., direct) current and quadrature current independently.
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公开(公告)号:USD843532S1
公开(公告)日:2019-03-19
申请号:US29638115
申请日:2018-02-23
Applicant: Future Motion, Inc.
Designer: Kyle Jonathan Doerksen
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公开(公告)号:US09802109B2
公开(公告)日:2017-10-31
申请号:US15432350
申请日:2017-02-14
Applicant: Future Motion, Inc.
Inventor: Kyle Jonathan Doerksen
IPC: A63C17/12 , A63C17/26 , G05D1/08 , A63C17/01 , G05D1/02 , G01C19/42 , A63C17/22 , B60L11/18 , G01C9/06 , G01P15/18 , B62K11/00 , B60K7/00
CPC classification number: A63C17/12 , A63C17/014 , A63C17/016 , A63C17/223 , A63C17/226 , A63C17/26 , A63C2203/12 , A63C2203/14 , A63C2203/24 , A63C2203/52 , B60K7/0007 , B60L11/1809 , B60L2200/14 , B60L2220/44 , B60L2220/46 , B60L2240/18 , B60L2240/20 , B60L2240/22 , B60L2240/70 , B60L2260/34 , B62K11/007 , G01C9/06 , G01C19/42 , G01P15/18 , G05D1/0227 , G05D1/0891 , Y02T10/7005 , Y02T10/7072 , Y02T10/7291 , Y02T90/14 , Y02T90/16
Abstract: An electric vehicle may comprise a board including first and second deck portions each configured to receive a left or right foot of a ride, a wheel assembly disposed between the deck portions and including a ground-contacting element, a motor assembly mounted to the board and configured to rotate the ground-contacting element around an axle to propel the electric vehicle, at least one sensor configured to measure orientation information of the board, and a motor controller configured to receive orientation information measured by the sensor and to cause the motor assembly to propel the electric vehicle based on the orientation information. The electric vehicle may include exactly one ground-contacting element, and the motor may be a hub motor.
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