Motion control of a transporter

A transporter for transporting a subject over a surface that may be irregular. The transporter includes a support platform for supporting a load, the loaded support platform defining fore-aft and lateral planes and characterized by a load distribution. A plurality of ground contacting elements are c...

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1. Verfasser:	KAMEN DEAN L.,AMBROGI ROBERT R.,LANGENFELD CHRISTOPHER C.,HEINZMANN RICHARD KURT,HEINZMANN JOHN DAVID,FIELD J. DOUGLAS
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AMUSEMENTS ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING ORSUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES INGENERAL ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS INVEHICLES ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OFTRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GASEXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS, IN VEHICLES AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES CYCLE AXLE SUSPENSIONS CYCLE FRAMES CYCLE SIDE-CARS, FORECARS, OR THE LIKE CYCLE STEERING DEVICES CYCLES DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE GAMES HUMAN NECESSITIES INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS MOTOR VEHICLES PERFORMING OPERATIONS POWERED PROPULSION OF SLEDGES OR RIDER PROPULSION OF WHEELED VEHICLES OR SLEDGES RIDER-OPERATED TERMINAL CONTROLS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORCYCLES ROLLER SKATES SKATES SKIS SPORTS TRAILERS TRANSMISSIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SUCH VEHICLES TRANSPORTING VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:	A transporter for transporting a subject over a surface that may be irregular. The transporter includes a support platform for supporting a load, the loaded support platform defining fore-aft and lateral planes and characterized by a load distribution. A plurality of ground contacting elements are coupled to the support platform such that the transporter is statically stable with respect to tipping in the fore-aft plane. At least one of the plurality of ground contacting elements is driven by a motorized drive arrangement. A sensor module generates a signal indicative of the load distribution. Based at least on the load distribution, a controller commands the motorized drive arrangement.