Title:
COMPACT VEHICLE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/153596
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided is a compact vehicle such as a commuter vehicle, which addresses the problem of making it possible to safely rotate on the spot and to move laterally. A compact vehicle in which a steering actuator (17) is provided in all wheels (13, 14), an in-wheel motor (15) is provided in a drive wheel (14) from among the wheels (13, 14), and the steering actuator (17) and in-wheel motor (15) are controlled in accordance with a program of a controller (16) mounted in a vehicle (12), wherein a vehicle inclination sensor is provided in the vehicle (12), the program is provided with means for controlling on-the-spot rotation or lateral movement, and the program which executes either of the control means is provided with judgement means for judging whether operation is possible, based on the inclination angle information obtained by the vehicle inclination sensor.
Inventors:
YAMAMOTO TETSUYA (JP)
GOTOU TOMOMI (JP)
TOMODA KAORI (JP)
GOTOU TOMOMI (JP)
TOMODA KAORI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2012/060019
Publication Date:
November 15, 2012
Filing Date:
April 12, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
NTN TOYO BEARING CO LTD (JP)
YAMAMOTO TETSUYA (JP)
GOTOU TOMOMI (JP)
TOMODA KAORI (JP)
YAMAMOTO TETSUYA (JP)
GOTOU TOMOMI (JP)
TOMODA KAORI (JP)
International Classes:
B62D9/00; B62D7/14
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2010119740A1 | 2010-10-21 |
Foreign References:
| JP2009107459A | 2009-05-21 | |||
| JP2002340182A | 2002-11-27 | |||
| JP2002225741A | 2002-08-14 | |||
| JP2006503375A | 2006-01-26 | |||
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
TORII Kazuhisa et al. (JP)
Kazuhisa Torii (JP)
Kazuhisa Torii (JP)
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