Patent ID: 11904964
Assignee: SWAY MOTORSPORTS LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 6:
7. A vehicle comprising:
first and second wheels coupled to a chassis by a four-bar linkage which enables the wheels and the chassis each to tilt with respect to a median plane defined by the chassis;
a sensor configured to detect lateral deflection of a net force vector on the chassis;
a tilting actuator operatively coupled to the chassis and configured to selectively tilt the chassis;
a steering actuator operatively coupled to the wheels and configured to selectively steer the wheels; and
a controller including processing logic configured to control the steering actuator to automatically (a) apply a selected amount of steering torque to the wheels when a speed of the vehicle is less than a first threshold, and (b) permit the wheels to caster freely when the speed of the vehicle is above the first threshold;
wherein at least one of the tilting actuator and the steering actuator are configured to return the net force vector to substantial alignment with the median plane of the chassis, in response to the sensor detecting lateral deflection of the net force vector; and
wherein the tilting actuator is coaxially mounted with a pivoting joint of the chassis.