Self-Balancing Vehicle Steering Resistance Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Two-wheeled vehicles lack effective solutions for enhancing safety, particularly in preventing instability and accidents during high-speed turns, as existing systems fail to provide adequate steering feedback and auxiliary braking when approaching sharp corners.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a system that includes a steering member with controllable resistance and an auxiliary braking member, both controlled by a controller that detects the operating state of the balancing member and the vehicle's tilt, to provide feedback and prevent instability by increasing resistance when the vehicle approaches a sharp angle at high speed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If the vehicle enters a sharp corner at high speed, then the vehicle's speed and maneuverability are maintained, but the vehicle loses stability and may fall or flip over
Solution Approach 1:
The controller applies preliminary anti-action by detecting when the balancing member approaches its stability limit and proactively increasing the resistance to steering member movement before instability occurs. This preventive resistance application counteracts the destabilizing effect of high-speed sharp turns, allowing the vehicle to maintain both speed and stability by limiting excessive steering inputs that would cause tipping.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the resistance to steering member movement is increased to provide stability feedback, then the vehicle's stability is improved, but the ease of steering operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies dynamics by making the resistance to steering member movement variable rather than fixed. The controller dynamically adjusts the resistance based on real-time monitoring of the balancing member's operating state. When the vehicle is stable, resistance remains low for easy steering. When the balancing member approaches its stability limit, resistance increases automatically to provide stabilizing feedback, thus resolving the contradiction between stability and ease of operation through conditional adaptability.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the balancing member operates at its maximum capacity to maintain stability, then the vehicle's stability is improved, but the device complexity and control difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback by continuously monitoring the operating state of the balancing member and using this information to control the resistance applied to the steering member. The controller receives feedback signals about the balancing member's position and operational limits, then automatically adjusts the steering resistance accordingly. This closed-loop feedback mechanism enables the system to maintain stability through automatic adaptation without requiring complex manual intervention or overly complicated control algorithms.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution enhances the safety of two-wheeled vehicles by providing steering feedback and auxiliary braking, preventing falls or flips by increasing resistance to the steering and braking systems when stability limits are reached, thereby improving maneuverability and reducing accident risk.
Implementation Method 1
a resistance to movement of the steering member may be increase such that a feedback is provided to the driver of the vehicle
Implementation Method 2
the braking member may increase a resistance to motion of the wheels of the vehicle so as to prevent an increase in a velocity of the vehicle
Implementation Method 3
the state of the at least one balancing member and a degree of tilt with respect to the gravitational acceleration vector
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AI summary
The present disclosure provides systems, methods, and devices for operating a vehicle, such as a self-balancing vehicle, using a steering member and/or a braking member. A resistance to movement of the steering member may be controllable based upon an operating state or change thereof of the vehicle. The braking member may control a resistance to motion of at least one of at least two wheels of the vehicle based upon an operating state or change thereof of the vehicle.