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US6223104:
Fault tolerant architecture for a personal vehicle
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US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Kamen, Dean L.; Bedford, NH
Dastous, Susan D.; Windham, NH
Duggan, Robert; Stafford, NH
Guay, G. Michael; Derry, NH
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| Assignee: |
DEKA Products Limited Partnership, Manchester, NH
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| Published / Filed: |
2001-04-24
/ 1999-09-27
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| Application Number: |
US1999000406086
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A61G 5/04;
A61G 5/06;
B60L 3/00;
B60L 11/18;
B60R 16/02;
B62D 57/00;
B62D 61/00;
IPC-7:
B62D 57/00;
G05D 1/00;
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| ECLA Code: |
A61G5/06A; B60L11/18C; B62D57/00; B62D61/00; B62K3/00D; Y02T10/70; Y02T10/70B; Y02T10/72D;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
701/001;
180/007.1;
180/907;
280/005.2;
701/022;
701/033;
701/034;
701/036;
701/039;
Original:
701/001;
701/022;
701/033;
701/034;
701/036;
701/039;
180/007.1;
180/907;
280/005.2;
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| Field of Search: |
701/001,33,34,36,39,43,124,22
180/6.5,7.1,21,65.8,907
280/5.2
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| Priority Number: |
| 1999-09-27 |
US1999000406086 |
| 1998-10-21 |
US1998000105069P |
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| Abstract: |
A motorized vehicle capable of fault detection and of operation after a fault has been detected. The vehicle has a plurality of control components coupled to a motorized drive and a comparator for comparing the output of each of the control components with outputs of other control components so that failures may be identified. The vehicle may have multiple processors coupled to a plurality of control channels by means of a bus and a decision arrangement that suppresses the output of any processor for which a failure has been identified.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Bromberg & Sunstein LLP ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Cuchlinski, Jr., William A.; Beaulieu, Yonel
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| Parent Case: |
This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application, Ser. No. 60/105,069, filed Oct. 21, 1998, which is incorporated herein by reference.
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First Claim:
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We claim:
1. A vehicle for locomotion over land, the vehicle comprising:
a. a support structure for supporting a load;
b. a ground-contacting module for providing motion capability to the support structure;
c. a motorized drive for permitting controllable motion of the ground contacting module;
d. a plurality of control components coupled to the motorized drive, each control component having an output; and
e. a comparator for comparing the output of each of the control components with the output of another of the control components for identifying a failure of any of the control components.
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