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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2014
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 6/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2006.01); B62K 3/00 (2006.01); B62H 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0268 (2013.01); B62H 1/12 (2013.01); B62K 3/007 (2013.01); B62K 2207/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
An inverted pendulum type vehicle configured to enable a user to control the vehicle by selecting a single control mode, even while other control modes are not selected. One control mode out of plural control modes of the vehicle is selected based on a detection result of an inclination state of an occupant riding section by an inclination sensor that is a fundamental constituent of the vehicle. Motion of a first actuator device and a second actuator device is controlled according to the one control mode selected.