Patent ID: 8453768
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: B60G,B60K,B60L,B62D,B62K,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A transporter for transporting a load over a surface, the transporter comprising: a support platform for supporting the load, the support platform characterized by a fore-aft axis and a lateral axis; at least one ground-contacting element coupled to the support platform in such a manner that the orientation of the support platform with respect to the surface beneath and in contact with the at least one ground-contacting elements is capable of variation, the orientation referred to as an attitude; a motorized drive arrangement for driving the at least one ground-contacting elements; a sensor module for generating a signal characterizing the attitude of the support platform; and a controller for commanding the motorized drive arrangement to apply a torque to one or more of the ground-contacting elements as a function of the attitude of the support platform based upon the signal generated by the sensor module.