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US20040011573A1:
Guided control of a transporter
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US United States of America
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Kamen, Dean L.; Bedford, NH, United States of America
Amsbury, Burl; Boulder, CO, United States of America
Field, J. Douglas; Bedford, NH, United States of America
Langenfeld, Christopher C.; Nashua, NH, United States of America
Morrell, John B.; Bedford, NH, United States of America
Pompa, Jonathan B.; La Jolla, CA, United States of America
Stevens, Jon M.; Manchester, NH, United States of America
Lund, Jeremy B.; Amherst, NH, United States of America
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None
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| Published / Filed: |
2004-01-22
/ 2003-06-16
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| Application Number: |
US2003000462379
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A61G 5/04;
A61G 5/06;
A61G 5/14;
B62D 57/00;
B62K 17/00;
A61G 5/10;
A61G 5/12;
B60K 7/00;
IPC-7:
B62D 57/00;
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B62K17/00; B62D37/00; B62D51/02; B62D57/00; B62D61/00; B62K3/00D; K61G5/08A6; K61G5/08R; L60K7/00; Y02T10/70H6;
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180/007.1;
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| Abstract: |
A method for conducting the motion of a transporter under riderless conditions. The transporter has two laterally disposed primary wheels. In accordance with the method, an input is received via a user input disposed on the transporter and a control signal corresponding to the input received is generated. Then a torque is applied to the laterally disposed wheels so as propel the transporter on the basis of at least the control signal. The control signal may correspond to either a commanded torque or to a commanded transporter velocity. The torque may include coadded terms where the terms are, respectively, proportional to the control signal, to a counteracting artificial friction proportional to the common velocity of the wheels, and a term proportional to the differential rotation of the wheels to facilitate turning of the transporter.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
BROMBERG & SUNSTEIN LLP ; 125 SUMMER STREET
, BOSTON
, MA
02110-1618 United States of America
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The present application is a continuation-in-part application of copending U.S. application Ser. No. 09/325,976, filed Jun. 4, 1999, which is a continuation in part of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/479,901, filed Jun. 7, 1995, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,975,225, which is a continuation in part of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/384,705, filed Feb. 3, 1995, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,971,091, which is a continuation in part of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/250,693, filed May 27, 1994, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,701,965, which in turn is a continuation in part of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/021,789, filed Feb. 24, 1993, now abandoned, from which the present application claims priority.
Additionally, the present application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 10/308,888, filed Dec. 3, 2002, and claims priority through the latter application from U.S. Ser. Nos. 60/336,601, filed Dec. 5, 2001, and 60/347,800, filed Jan. 10, 2002.
Finally, this application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/388,937, filed Jun. 14, 2002.
All of the aforementioned applications are also incorporated herein by reference.
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What is claimed is:
1. A method for conducting a riderless balancing transporter having two laterally disposed wheels, the balancing transporter having a user input, the method comprising: a. receiving an input via the user input; b. generating a control signal corresponding to the input received; and c. applying a torque to the laterally disposed wheels so as propel the balancing transporter on the basis of at least the control signal.
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