Title:
CONVEYING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD AND DRIVE MECHANISM
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2004129435
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a conveying apparatus that can move to all arbitrary directions while favorably keeping a balance state by simple operation of a driver, to provide a control mechanism and a control method for the conveying apparatus, and to provide a drive mechanism and a drive method for driving the conveying apparatus.
The conveying apparatus is stopped or moved by controlling the movement of a rotor by a control part while detecting the balance state and the movement state of a housing by a sensor. At this point, by moving the weight of a counter weight part and collaterally moving the center of gravity, the stability of the conveying apparatus is improved.
Inventors:
WACHI SHIGEAKI
HORIKAWA KENICHI
HORIKAWA KENICHI
Application Number:
JP2002292490A
Publication Date:
April 22, 2004
Filing Date:
October 04, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SONY CORP
International Classes:
B62K17/00; B60L15/20; B62D15/00; (IPC1-7): B60L15/20; B62D15/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Masaru Sato