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Self-stabilizing skateboard

  • US 9,597,580 B2
  • Filed: 06/16/2016
  • Issued: 03/21/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for controlling a self-balancing electric vehicle, comprising:

  • a self-balancing electric vehicle, including;

    a board including first and second deck portions each configured to receive a left or right foot of a rider with a heel-toe direction of each foot oriented generally perpendicular to a direction of travel of the board;

    a wheel assembly disposed between the first and second deck portions and including exactly one ground-contacting element extending above and below the board;

    a motor assembly mounted to the board and configured to rotate the ground-contacting element around an axle to propel the electric vehicle;

    at least one sensor configured to measure orientation information of the board;

    a wireless signal receiver; and

    a motor controller configured to receive orientation information measured by the sensor and information received by the wireless signal receiver, and to cause the motor assembly to propel the electric vehicle based on the orientation information and the information received by the wireless signal receiver; and

    a wireless electronic device, including;

    a storage device configured to store a software application including a plurality of executable instructions;

    a digital signal processor configured to execute the instructions of the software application;

    a graphical user interface configured to receive user-provided information and to allow access to the user-provided information by the digital signal processor; and

    a wireless signal transmitter configured to transmit signals to the wireless signal receiver of the electric vehicle based on instructions executed by the digital signal processor, including instructions based on the user-provided information.

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