Electric Scooter Steering Control With Powered and Driven Wheels
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing electric scooters have inconvenient steering operations, leading to a poor driving experience.
Innovation Solution
An electric scooter design that includes a power wheel unit, a power wheel steering unit, a driven wheel, a driven wheel steering unit, a power supply unit, and a whole scooter controller, allowing for easy steering control and improved driving experience through detachable components and integrated control systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the electric scooter uses traditional steering operation, then the structure is simple, but the steering operation is inconvenient and driving experience is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical steering operations with an electronic control system. The whole scooter controller receives steering input signals and automatically controls the power wheel unit and driven wheel steering units to adjust the scooter's direction, eliminating the need for manual mechanical steering operations and improving ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The scooter system performs self-steering by automatically controlling its own direction through the whole scooter controller. The controller monitors steering inputs and autonomously adjusts the steering units to maintain the desired direction, allowing the system to serve itself in the steering function.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the power wheel unit is detachably coupled to the power wheel steering unit, then the adaptability and ease of maintenance are improved, but the connection reliability may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the scooter into separable modules, specifically making the power wheel unit detachably coupled to the power wheel steering unit. This segmentation allows individual components to be removed, replaced, or maintained independently, improving adaptability and ease of maintenance while maintaining overall system functionality.
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AI summary
An electric scooter includes a deck, a power wheel unit, a power wheel steering unit, a driven wheel, a driven wheel steering unit, a power supply unit and a whole scooter controller. The power wheel unit includes a driving wheel; the power wheel steering unit is arranged between the deck and the power wheel unit; the driven wheel is spaced apart from the power wheel unit; the driven wheel steering unit is arranged between the driven wheel and the deck; the power supply unit is electrically coupled to the power wheel unit; the whole scooter controller is in communication with the power wheel unit and controls rotation of the driving wheel.