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Two-wheel in-line robots

US11392126B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

TWILL Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Christopher Tacklind · Palo Alto, US
Cameron Tacklind · Menlo Park, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 15, 2020
Grant date	Jul 19, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 28, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG05D1/495
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Techniques are disclosed for exploiting modern controls, sensors and actuators to realize a novel family of in-line two-wheeled vehicles (Twills) as robots. Each robot has a front-wheel with a substantially horizontal axis of rotation and a substantially vertical steering axis. The front-wheel with its substantially vertical steering axis has a steering-angle that can be sensed by one or more sensors. There is a rear-wheel with a substantially horizontal axis of rotation. A control module stabilizes the roll angle when the robot is in a forward motion or when it is stopped. There is an energy source to power the controls and to drive one or both the front and rear wheels.

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