Future Motion, Inc.

Light and Motion Industries, Inc.

Beau Jesse Robertson

Kyle Jonathan Doerksen

Phil Rullman

Daniel Blachinsky

Ximena Prugue

Christopher Robert McCaslin

Julian De La Rua

Daniel James Wood

Jarod Armer

Roxanne Lo

Theodore Dale Masek

Greg Weisenfeld

Daniel T Emerson

Brooks Patrick Lame

Christopher Mccaslin

Rider detection sensor for electric vehicle

A self-propelled, one-wheeled vehicle may include a board having two deck portions each having a concave front footpad configured to receive a foot of a rider, and a wheel assembly disposed between the deck portions. The concave front footpad has a rider detection sensor in the form of a membrane switch conforming to the shape of the footpad (e.g., facilitated by one or more slots formed in the membrane switch). A motor assembly drives the vehicle in response to board orientation and rider detection information.

Self-stabilizing skateboard

A self-stabilizing, one-wheeled electric skateboard may include improved features. In some examples, the vehicle includes a status indicator viewable through a slot formed in an upper surface of the board. In some examples, the vehicle includes a convertible carrying handle transitionable between stowed and deployed positions. In some examples, the vehicle includes an interchangeable fender and fender substitute that may be removably coupled to an upper surface of the board. In some examples, a motor controller of the vehicle may operate a field-oriented control (FOC) scheme configured to control the electric motor by manipulating a direct current aligned with a rotating rotor flux angle and a quadrature current defined at ninety degrees from the rotating rotor flux angle. In some examples, the motor controller may be configured to permit intuitive dismounting of the vehicle by tilting and/or moving the vehicle backward.

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Santa Cruz, CA, United States of America

Beau Jesse Robertson