Patent ID: 8437912
Filing Date: 2013-05-07
Classification: B60W

Abstract:
1. A hydraulically driven propulsion and energy recovery system using inertial energy storage for ground based, wheeled motor vehicle, the system comprising: (a) a central computer processor capable of processing input and output electrical signals through appropriate electronics to functional components of the system, (b) an energy management program stored on and controlled by the computer processor which is adapted to acquire, store, process and dispense energy derived from and used by electrical, mechanical and, hydraulic components of the system to propel the vehicle, (c) a braking and deceleration program stored on and controlled by the computer processor which is adapted to capture inertial energy generated by the vehicle while the vehicle is in motion, and (d) inertial stabilization means derived from a gyroscope having an inertial wheel to inhibit vehicle rollover, so that the force needed to inhibit vehicle rollover is generated from an inertial stiffness of the inertial wheel of the gyroscope.