Patent ID: 9411336
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: A63C,B60L,B62D,B62J,B62K,G05D,G08B,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. A transporter for transporting a user, the transporter comprising: a ground contacting module, the ground contacting module including at least one wheel, a user support platform, a motorized drive arrangement imparting a torque to the at least one wheel; a plurality of sensors, at least one of the plurality of sensors including at least one sensor sensing a pitch of at least a portion of the transporter, at least one of the plurality of sensors including at least one tilt sensor sensing a tilt of the user support platform, the at least one tilt sensor generating a desired steering input signal based at least on the tilt; and a controller determining the torque to be applied to the at least one ground contacting wheel, the torque based at least in part on the pitch and the desired steering input signal, the controller commanding the motorized drive arrangement to supply the torque, the motorized drive arrangement steering the transporter.