Patent ID: 6267196
Filing Date: 2001-07-31
Classification: B60K

Abstract:
A method for maneuvering a vehicle, which vehicle includes:(a) a body having a left side, a right side, a front and a back; and(b) left and right drive mechanisms, coupled to said body, each of said left and right drive mechanisms comprising:a first traction element, to engage a ground surface and transmit a driving force between the vehicle and the ground surface;a second traction element, to engage a ground surface and transmit a driving force between the vehicle and the ground surface;a first arm, coupled to the first traction element; anda second arm, coupled to the second traction element, the method comprising:altering the height of one side of the body relative to the ground surface by:driving the first traction element on the one side in a first direction; anddriving the second traction element on the one side in a second direction, opposite the first direction, so as to alter a separation between said first traction element and said second traction element and an angle between the first arm on the one side and the second arm on the one side.