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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2017
Segway Inc., Bedford, NH (US);
Michael J. Casey, Bedford, NH (US);
Kimberley A. St. Louis, North Chelmsford, MA (US);
Nicholas A. DeAngelis, Boston, MA (US);
Benjamin C. Minerd, Deerfield, NH (US);
Robert M. Bowman, Bow, NH (US);
Jason A. Swift, Bedford, NH (US);
Segway Inc., Bedford, NH (US);
Abstract
In a method of operating a payload-carrying vehicle having a system configured to provide torque to ground contacting elements, the method includes, repeatedly measuring a force applied by a user to the vehicle; determining a direction and a magnitude of the measured force; determining a respective amount of torque to apply to each of the ground contacting elements as a function of the determined direction and magnitude; and providing the respective determined amount of torque to each of the ground contacting elements.