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

Claim 0:
1. A vehicle comprising:
first and second wheels coupled to a central frame by a four-bar linkage which allows the wheels and the central frame to tilt with respect to a median plane of the central frame;
a sensor configured to detect directional information regarding a net force vector applied to the central frame;
a first actuator operatively coupled to the central frame and configured to selectively tilt the central frame;
a second actuator operatively coupled to the wheels and configured to selectively steer the wheels; and
a controller including processing logic configured to selectively control the first actuator and the second actuator in response to the directional information from the sensor to automatically maintain the net force vector in alignment with the median plane of the central frame;
wherein the processing logic of the controller is further configured to control the second 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; and
wherein the first actuator drives a first gear which is operatively connected with a second gear, and rotation of the second gear is configured to cause the frame to tilt in a controlled manner.