Patent ID: 8706390
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: B60L,B62D,B62J,B62K,B62M,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle comprising: a frame; a front wheel and a rear wheel coupled to the frame; a first gyroscope and a second gyroscope each coupled to the frame and in-line with the front wheel and the rear wheel, each gyroscope to include a flywheel, wherein the second gyroscope is placed behind the first gyroscope; a plurality of sensors to detect an orientation of the frame, an orientation of the front wheel with respect to the frame, an orientation and a rotational speed of each of the flywheels of the first gyroscope and the second gyroscope, and a speed of the apparatus vehicle; and an electronic control system to adjust an output torque of the first gyroscope and the second gyroscope by adjusting a precession rate of at least one of the flywheels of the first gyroscope and the second gyroscope from an axis of rotation normal to an axis of rotation of the front wheel of the vehicle based, at least in part, on the data from the plurality of sensors, wherein adjusting the precession rate includes minimizing the precession rate in response to determining the vehicle lean to use the output torque of the first gyroscope and the second gyroscope for a prolonged period of time during the vehicle lean.