TWO-WHEELED INVERTED PENDULUM VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR
First Claim
1. A two-wheeled inverted pendulum vehicle comprising:
- a single-winding first motor and a single-winding second motor configured to respectively rotate one of two wheels;
a first control system and a second control system configured to respectively supply drive currents to the first motor and the second motor;
a sensor configured to detect a physical quantity that varies with a turn of the two-wheeled inverted pendulum vehicle;
a dynamic brake unit configured to be able to switch between an active state where dynamic brake is applied to the first motor and an inactive state where dynamic brake is not applied to the first motor; and
a control unit configured to, when the control unit has determined that the two-wheeled inverted pendulum vehicle is turning about the second motor side on the basis of the physical quantity detected by the sensor while supply of drive current from the first control system to the first motor is inhibited, activate dynamic brake in the dynamic brake unit, whereinthe first control system is configured to, when an abnormality has been detected in the first control system, inhibit supply of drive current from the first control system to the first motor.
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Abstract
A two-wheeled inverted pendulum vehicle includes: single-winding first and second motors respectively rotating one of two wheels; first and second control systems respectively supplying drive currents to the first and second motors; a sensor detecting a physical quantity that varies with a turn of the vehicle; a dynamic brake unit being able to switch between active and inactive states of dynamic brake being applied to the first motor; and a control unit, when the control unit has determined that the vehicle is turning about the second motor side on the basis of the physical quantity while supply of drive current from the first control system to the first motor is inhibited, activating dynamic brake in the dynamic brake unit. The first control system, when an abnormality has been detected in the first control system, inhibits supply of drive current from the first control system to the first motor.
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10 Claims
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1. A two-wheeled inverted pendulum vehicle comprising:
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a single-winding first motor and a single-winding second motor configured to respectively rotate one of two wheels; a first control system and a second control system configured to respectively supply drive currents to the first motor and the second motor; a sensor configured to detect a physical quantity that varies with a turn of the two-wheeled inverted pendulum vehicle; a dynamic brake unit configured to be able to switch between an active state where dynamic brake is applied to the first motor and an inactive state where dynamic brake is not applied to the first motor; and a control unit configured to, when the control unit has determined that the two-wheeled inverted pendulum vehicle is turning about the second motor side on the basis of the physical quantity detected by the sensor while supply of drive current from the first control system to the first motor is inhibited, activate dynamic brake in the dynamic brake unit, wherein the first control system is configured to, when an abnormality has been detected in the first control system, inhibit supply of drive current from the first control system to the first motor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A two-wheeled inverted pendulum vehicle comprising:
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a single-winding first motor and a single-winding second motor configured to respectively rotate one of two wheels; a first control system and a second control system configured to respectively supply drive currents to the first motor and the second motor; a relay configured to be able to switch whether to supply drive current from the second control system to not only the second motor but also the first motor; and a control unit configured to, when supply of drive current from the first control system to the first motor is inhibited, switch the relay such that drive current from the second control system is also supplied to the first motor, wherein when an abnormality has been detected in the first control system, supply of drive current from the first control system to the first motor is inhibited. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A two-wheeled inverted pendulum vehicle comprising:
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a single-winding first motor and a single-winding second motor configured to respectively rotate one of two wheels; a first control system and a second control system configured to respectively supply drive currents to the first motor and the second motor; and a differential suppressing device configured to couple an output shaft of the first motor to an output shaft of the second motor, wherein when an abnormality has been detected in the first control system, supply of drive current from the first control system to the first motor is inhibited.
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9. A control method for a two-wheeled inverted pendulum vehicle including:
- a single-winding first motor and a single-winding second motor configured to respectively rotate one of two wheels; and
a first control system and a second control system configured to respectively supply drive currents to the first motor and the second motor, the control method comprising;when an abnormality has been detected in the first control system, inhibiting supply of drive current from the first control system to the first motor; detecting a physical quantity that varies with a turn of the two-wheeled inverted pendulum vehicle; determining whether the two-wheeled inverted pendulum vehicle is turning about the second motor side on the basis of the detected physical quantity; and when it is determined that the two-wheeled inverted pendulum vehicle is turning about the second motor side, applying dynamic brake to the first motor.
- a single-winding first motor and a single-winding second motor configured to respectively rotate one of two wheels; and
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10. A control method for a two-wheeled inverted pendulum vehicle including:
- a single-winding first motor and a single-winding second motor configured to respectively rotate one of two wheels; and
a first control system and a second control system configured to respectively supply drive currents to the first motor and the second motor, the control method comprising;when an abnormality has been detected in the first control system, inhibiting supply of drive current from the first control system to the first motor; and switching a connection state between the second control system and the first motor such that drive current from the second control system is supplied to not only the second motor but also the first motor.
- a single-winding first motor and a single-winding second motor configured to respectively rotate one of two wheels; and
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