Patent ID: 7708094
Filing Date: 2010-05-04
Classification: A61G,B62K,G05B,G05G

Abstract:
1. A vehicle propelled by a motorized drive for transporting the vehicle across a surface, the vehicle comprising: an input device for controlling movement of the vehicle including a movable member capable of deflection by a user such that a degree of deflection corresponds to a specified velocity commanded by the user, the correspondence between the degree of deflection and the specified velocity having a plurality of zones, each zone characterized by a distinct sensitivity of commanded velocity as a function of displacement; and a control system in communication with the input device and the motorized drive, the control system receiving specified velocity commands from the input device and controlling the motorized drive to maintain balance of the vehicle on the basis of a control loop governing the motorized drive in accordance with the user commands of specified velocity commanded by the user.