Patent ID: 9725115
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: A01D,B62D

Claim:
1. A vehicle, comprising: a pair of transaxles disposed on a vehicle frame, the vehicle frame having a front and a rear; an operator control mechanism for controlling the steering, speed and direction of the vehicle, and a controller in communication with the operator control mechanism; a pair of electric actuators connected to the controller, each of the pair of electric actuators being engaged to and controlling one of the pair of transaxles; a pair of driven rear wheels located adjacent the rear of the vehicle frame, each rear wheel engaged to and driven by one of the pair of transaxles; a steered wheel disposed adjacent the front of the vehicle frame, on a first side of the vehicle frame, and having a first pivot axis; a front electric actuator connected to the controller, the front electric actuator engaged to and providing a steering force to the steered wheel; and a non-steered wheel, disposed adjacent the front of the vehicle frame, on a second side of the vehicle frame opposite the first side, and having a second pivot axis, wherein the second pivot axis is located forward of the first pivot axis with respect to the vehicle frame; wherein the controller controls the pair of electric actuators and the front electric actuator based on operator input to the operator control mechanism.