Patent ID: 8706331
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: B60K,B60W,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A two wheeled vehicle with a first wheel and a second wheel, the first and second wheels having a respective axis of rotation, the axes of rotation being non-aligned with each other, the two wheeled vehicle comprising: a power source; a first electrical motor operable to draw a first current from the power source to drivingly rotate the first wheel; a second electrical motor operable to draw a second current to drivingly rotate the second wheel; a controller operable to independently control the first and second electrical motors to drive rotation of the first and second wheels independent of each other; a first sensor that is operable to detect the first current of the first electrical motor; and a second sensor that is operable to detect the second current of the second electrical motor, wherein the controller is operable to compare the first current to the second current, and wherein the controller is operable to control the first and second electrical motors to substantially maintain the first current and the second current within a predetermined range of each other.