PERSONAL TRANSPORT VEHICLE
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1. An electric skateboard comprising:
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a skateboard truck mounted to the deck;
a wheel rotatably fixed to the truck;
an electric motor mounted to the truck, the electric motor configured to drive the wheel;
an energy storage device, movably coupled to the deck, that powers the electric motor; and
a processor that controls operation of the electric motor based on a signal received from a control input.
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Abstract
An electric skateboard including a deck, a wheel and an electric motor mounted to a drive truck, the wheel rotatably supported by the drive truck and the electric motor configured to drive the wheel, wherein the drive truck is mounted to the deck, a battery mounted to a power truck and configured to power the electric motor, wherein the power truck is mounted to the deck, and a processor configured to control operation of the electric motor.
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1. An electric skateboard comprising:
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a deck; a skateboard truck mounted to the deck; a wheel rotatably fixed to the truck; an electric motor mounted to the truck, the electric motor configured to drive the wheel; an energy storage device, movably coupled to the deck, that powers the electric motor; and a processor that controls operation of the electric motor based on a signal received from a control input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A drive train for an electric skateboard, the skateboard including a support surface, the drive train comprising:
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a skateboard truck configured to mount to the support surface; a bearing rotatably supported by the truck; an electric motor mounted to the truck, the electric motor configured to drive the bearing; an energy storage device configured to movably couple to the support surface and to power the electric motor; and a processor that controls operation of the electric motor based on a signal received from a control input. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An electric skateboard, comprising:
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a support surface; a heat conducting skateboard truck mounted to the support surface; a wheel rotatably fixed to the truck; an electric motor configured to drive the wheel, the electric motor mounted to the truck, wherein the truck is thermally connected to the motor controller; a motor controller configured to control the electric motor, the motor controller mounted to the truck, wherein the truck is thermally connected to the motor controller; an energy storage device, movably coupled to the second end of the deck, that powers the electric motor; and a processor that adjusts an output torque of the electric motor based on a signal received from a control input.
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