[TheForge] on death and dying.OT segway

[xlch58 at swbell.net]

You need to re-read it, the person is not the balancer.  There is a 
miniature pendulum and gyroscope that monitor its vertical orientation.  
These inputs are used to adjust motor/wheel speed to keep the thing 
verticle.  If it is tipping forward, it accelerates, bringing the wheels 
back underneath.  If it is tipping back, it slows the wheels down.  

Charles

Grover Richardson wrote:

>Ahh.  Good explanation.  I had always wondered how they kept themselves
>upright.  Particularly with hard braking.  So, the person is the balancer.
>Sounds tricky, like a skate board.
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>Damn I hate it when I do that.... here is the link.
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><http://www.tlb.org/scooter.html>
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>Charles
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