To provide a personal transporter.
In the personal transporter, a control device provides a user with an input of a desired direction of motion or orientation for the transporter. The control device has an input for receiving specification by the user of a value based on a detected body orientation of the user. A user-specified input may be conveyed by the user using any of a large variety of input modalities including: ultrasonic body position sensing; foot force sensing; handlebar lean; an active handlebar; the mechanical sensing of a body position; and a linear slider directional input. An apparatus that may include the active handlebar is provided for prompting a rider positioned on a vehicle in such a manner as to reduce lateral instability due to the lateral acceleration of the vehicle.
| JPH10119858 | MOTOR-DRIVEN TRAVELLING VEHICLE |
| JP2012178975 | VEHICLE CONTROL BY PITCH MODULATION |
| JPS60199449 | ERECTION TYPE WHEELCHAIR |
AMBROGI ROBERT R
DATTOLO JAMES J
DUGGAN ROBERT J
FIELD DOUGLAS J
HEINZMANN RICHARD KURT
MCCAMBRIDGE MATTHEW M
MORRELL JOHN B
PIEDMONTE MICHAEL D
ROSASCO RICHARD J
| JP2004500271A | 2004-01-08 | |||
| JP2004140949A | 2004-05-13 | |||
| JPH08133170A | 1996-05-28 | |||
| JP2004510637A | 2004-04-08 |
Takaaki Yasumura
Natsuki Morishita