Abstract
This paper presents a mechanism and a control method of a personal motor vehicle (PMV). The PMV has been developed under three design concepts. (1) It must be able to be used as a baggage and passenger conveyance system. (2) It must be lightweight and compact size. (3) It must be easily controlled by a user. The PMV consists of two wheels, an EC servo-motor, a differential gear and a base. Its total weight is 13 [kg], and the height of its base is 0.2 [m]. Its maximum payload is 100[kg]. A gyro sensor is installed to detect the inclination angle of the base in the pitch direction. A simple motion control is employed for the PMV, which is based on the inclination angle. Several passenger and luggage conveyance experiments are conducted on a flat and rough terrain, and the effectiveness of its mechanism and control method is confirmed.
