Control of a personal transporter based on user position
CA 2897221 C · Owner: Deka Products Limited Partnership · Inventors: Dattolo, James J.; Morrell, John B.; Rosasco, Richard J.
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A controller for providing user input of a desired direction of motion or orientation for a transporter. The controller has an input for receiving specification by a user of a value based on a detected body orientation of the user. User- specified input may be conveyed by the user using any of a large variety of input modalities including: ultrasonic body position sensing; foot force sensing; handlebar lean; active handlebar; mechanical sensing of body position; and linear slide directional input. An apparatus that may include an active handlebar is provided for prompting a rider to be positioned on a vehicle in such a manner as to reduce lateral instability due to lateral acceleration of …
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- Filed September 13, 2005 and granted January 24, 2017. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 13, 2025.
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