Patents Assigned to Equos Reseach Co., Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20100280745
    Abstract: When a vehicle is stationary on a slope, the vehicle is allowed to remain stably stationary without consuming much energy by controlling the attitude of a vehicle body by moving an active weight portion with no torque applied to a drive wheel by actuating a braking device to stop rotation of the drive wheel. To this end, a vehicle includes: a drive wheel rotatably attached to a vehicle body; an active weight portion attached so as to be movable relative to the vehicle body; and a vehicle control device that controls an attitude of the vehicle body by controlling at least one of a drive torque applied to the drive wheel and a position of the active weight portion. The vehicle control device controls the attitude of the vehicle body by controlling only the position of the active weight portion when the vehicle is stationary on a slope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: Equos Reseach Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Naoki Gorai