Motorcycle having interactive lean control

Abstract

Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some implementations a motorized tricycle includes a lean mechanism and an active system that is operably coupled to the lean mechanism that receives an signal indicative of an interaction with human, that is operable to detect a lean of the body of the human and that is operable to receive a sensed movement on the seat via multisensory devices, and to generate and send a signal to the lean mechanism from the signal, the lean and the sensed movement.

Description

FIELD[0001]This disclosure relates generally to vehicles and more particularly to two, three and four-wheeled vehicles.BACKGROUND[0002]The three wheeler market kit / conversion industry is predominantly focused on vehicles having one front-wheel and two rear-wheels (1F2R), with a rapidly emerging focus on vehicles with two front-wheels and one rear-wheel (2F1R) for customs and production vehicle manufacturers. The market segment for conversions is nascent and includes a variety of potentially competing platforms, such as delta trikes; ‘ride-on’ reverse trikes, and open cockpit, ‘side-by-side’ reverse trikes. Current designs of three-wheeled motorcycles focus more on the 1F2R designs. The “delta trike” is a popular design that exemplifies this layout. However, the one-front-two rear design is inherently unstable and exhibits poor handling characteristics. However, none of the conventional designs are even robustly stable. The need for a stable design for a 1F2R or 2F1R vehicle has been...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The patent addresses the problems of shortcomings and disadvantages in existing motorized tricycles by introducing a lean mechanism and an active system that can detect the interaction with human beings through a lean of the body and sensed movement on the seat. This system can be used on various types of motorized tricycles, including those with two front wheels and one rear wheel, as well as those with one front wheel and two rear wheels. The patent outlines the scope of the invention and its advantages, which can be further understood by reference to the drawings and detailed description provided.

Problems solved by technology

However, the one-front-two rear design is inherently unstable and exhibits poor handling characteristics.

However, none of the conventional designs are even robustly stable.

The need for a stable design for a 1F2R or 2F1R vehicle has been recognized and long felt for over 80 years, and has been characterized by failure by many others to design a stable 1F2R or 1F2R vehicle using other designs.

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