公开(公告)号：US20070187166A1

公开(公告)日：2007-08-16

申请号：US11691903

申请日：2007-03-27

申请人： Dean Kamen ,  Robert Ambrogi ,  Richard Heinzmann

发明人： Dean Kamen ,  Robert Ambrogi ,  Richard Heinzmann

IPC分类号： B60K28/14

CPC分类号： B62D51/001 ,  B60G11/14 ,  B60G17/019 ,  B60G2400/05 ,  B60G2400/82 ,  B60K26/02 ,  B60L15/20 ,  B62D51/002 ,  B62D51/02 ,  B62K11/00 ,  B62K11/007 ,  Y02T10/7258

摘要： A transporter for transporting a load over a surface. The transporter includes a support platform for supporting the load. The support platform is characterized by a fore-aft axis, a lateral axis, and an orientation with respect to the surface, the orientation referred to as an attitude. At least one ground-contacting element is flexibly coupled to the support platform in such a manner that the attitude of the support platform is capable of variation. One or more ground-contacting elements are driven by a motorized drive arrangement. A sensor module generates a signal characterizing the attitude of the support platform. Based on the attitude, a controller commands the motorized drive arrangement.

摘要翻译： 用于将载荷传送到表面上的运输机。 运输机包括用于支撑负载的支撑平台。 支撑平台的特征在于前后轴线，横向轴线和相对于表面的取向，该取向被称为姿态。 至少一个接地元件以支撑平台的姿态能够变化的方式灵活地联接到支撑平台。 一个或多个接地元件由电动驱动装置驱动。 传感器模块产生表征支撑平台姿态的信号。 基于姿态，控制器指令电动驱动装置。

公开(公告)号：US20060086544A1

公开(公告)日：2006-04-27

申请号：US11296878

申请日：2005-12-08

申请人： Dean Kamen ,  Robert Ambrogi ,  Robert Duggan ,  J. Field ,  Richard Heinzmann ,  William Lambrechts ,  Matt McCambridge ,  Christopher Perry ,  M.E. Tellam

发明人： Dean Kamen ,  Robert Ambrogi ,  Robert Duggan ,  J. Field ,  Richard Heinzmann ,  William Lambrechts ,  Matt McCambridge ,  Christopher Perry ,  M.E. Tellam

IPC分类号： B62D61/00

CPC分类号： B62D37/00 ,  A61G5/0891 ,  B62D61/00 ,  B62K1/00 ,  B62K11/007

摘要： A device for transporting a human subject over a surface. The device is a dynamically balancing vehicle having a control loop for providing balance. The device includes a platform defining a fore-aft plane. The platform supports a payload including the human subject. A ground contacting module is included which may include one or more wheels. A ground-contacting member is movably coupled to the platform. The platform and the ground-contacting module form an assembly having a center of gravity that is defined with respect to the ground-contacting member and which includes any loads on the device. The device further includes a support. The support may be a seat for supporting the subject and the support is coupled to the platform in such a manner as to permit variation of the position of the center of gravity in the fore-aft plane by translation and rotation of at least a portion of the support. In one embodiment, translation and rotation of the seat of the device are mechanically coupled together.