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Title:
RUNNING DEVICE, AND BRAKING CONTROL METHOD FOR THE RUNNING DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2008/016074
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided is a parallel two-wheeled vehicle comprising brake means for braking the two wheels directly. Further comprised are a body (1), a pair of drive units (2A, 2B) mounted coaxially on the body (1), a T-shaped handle (3) to be gripped by a driver, a device (4) for detecting the longitudinal inclination of the body (1), and a brake lever (5). Further comprised is a brake detecting device (6) for detecting the operational information of the brake lever (5). The body (1) includes a vehicle speed detecting device (7) for determining a vehicle speed from a relative angular velocity, as detected by the drive units (2A, 2B), between the body and the wheels, a target speed setting device (8) for setting a target vehicle speed from the outputs of the brake detecting device (6) and the vehicle speed detecting device (7), and a stabilization control device (9) for controlling the vehicle to follow the target angle, the target angular velocity and the target vehicle speed stably. Powder brakes (10A, 10B) are mounted in the drive units (2A, 2B), respectively.

Inventors:
KOSAKA, Yusuke (1-7-1 Konan Minato-k, Tokyo 75, 1080075, JP)
Application Number:
JP2007/065054
Publication Date:
February 07, 2008
Filing Date:
August 01, 2007
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Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA (1 Toyota-cho, Toyota-shi Aichi, 71, 4718571, JP)
トヨタ自動車株式会社 (〒71 愛知県豊田市トヨタ町1番地 Aichi, 4718571, JP)
International Classes:
B60T8/00; B62K3/00; B62K17/00; B60T8/00; B62K3/00; B62K17/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
IEIRI, Takeshi (HIBIKI IP Law Firm, Asahi Bldg. 10th Floor 3-33-8, Tsuruya-cho, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama-sh, Kanagawa 35, 2210835, JP)
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