Patent SG-11201806630Q-A (SG)
Title: Self-propelled personal transportation device
Inventor: PANG YIK HANG
IPC: A63C17/12
Filed: 2017-02-02
Abstract: coco N O C () INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 26 October 2017 (26.10.2017) WIPO I PCT omit VIII Hot 0 HE 101 OH 010 VIII X10111110 oimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2017/182148 Al (51) International Patent Classification: A63C 17/12 (2006.01) A63C 17/01 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/EP2017/052263 (22) International Filing Date: 02 February 2017 (02.02.2017) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 62/324,494 19 April 2016 (19.04.2016) US 15/273,316 22 September 2016 (22.09.2016) US (71) Applicant: WALNUT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED [CN/CN]; 21A Kellet Court, 18 Baker St, Hung Horn, Kowloon, Hong Kong (CN). (72) Inventor: PANG, Yik Hang; 21A Kellet Court, 18 Baker Street, Hung Horn, Kowloon, Hong Kong (CN). (74) Agent: GODDAR, Heinz; Boehmert & Boehmert, Pet- tenkoferstrasse 20-22, 80336 Munich (DE). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (54) Title: SELF-PROPELLED PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION DEVICE C D FIG. 4A (57) : The present disclosure includes a transportation apparatus. The apparatus comprises: a surface to receive a plurality of forces at a plurality of locations thereon; a plurality of force sensors, placed on or beneath the surface, to provide information related to the plurality of forces; a plurality of wheels beneath the surface, each of the plurality of wheels being coupled with a motor; and a controller to: determine, based on the provided information, a first plurality of forces at the plurality of locations; determine, based on the first plurality of forces, a reference distribution associated with the plurality of locations; determine, based on the provided information, a second plurality of forces; determine a target speed and a target direction of the apparatus based on the reference distribution and the second plurality of forces; and provide one or more signals to the motors based on the target speed and the target direction. [Continued on next page] WO 2017/182148 Al MIDEDIMOMOIDEIROIDEM31110110101111MODEVOIS (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) — with amended claims (Art. 19(1))