Patent ID: 11895936
Assignee: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 21:
22. A vehicle, comprising:
a chassis having a length defined by a front-most end and a back-most end;
a first wheel disposed below the chassis;
a second wheel disposed behind the first wheel, the first wheel and the second wheel being vertically aligned along a longitudinal axis extending the length of the chassis;
a third wheel disposed behind the first wheel, the third wheel being disposed offset from the longitudinal axis extending the length of the chassis;
an outrigger arm disposed between and coupled to the third wheel and at least one of the chassis and the second wheel;
a cultivation tool disposed behind the first wheel and in front of the second wheel, the tool being disposed offset from the longitudinal axis extending the length of the chassis, at a location closer to the longitudinal axis than the third wheel is located with respect to the longitudinal axis, the cultivation tool being disposed offset from the longitudinal axis extending the length of the chassis and movable laterally with respect to the longitudinal axis such that a distance between the cultivation tool and the chassis is adjustable while the vehicle and the cultivation tool are being operated; and
a motor disposed behind the first wheel and configured to power at least one of the first wheel and the second wheel.