Patent ID: 11884348
Assignee: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 9:
10. A vehicle, comprising:
a chassis;
a front wheel rotatably coupled to the chassis to facilitate movement of the vehicle over a ground surface;
a rear wheel rotatably coupled to the chassis to further facilitate the movement of the vehicle over the ground surface;
a balance board disposed between the front wheel and the rear wheel and coupled to the chassis, the balance board comprising at least one moving element that physically contacts the ground surface, the at least one moving element rotating substantially independently with respect to the chassis about a steering axis when the vehicle turns; and
at least one of a first foot support assembly or a second foot support assembly, the at least one of the first foot support assembly or the second foot support assembly being disposed above the at least one moving element that physically contacts the ground surface such that an axis passing through the at least one element that is transverse to the ground surface passes through the at least one of the first foot support assembly or the second foot support assembly.