A method, device and computer-readable storage medium are provided for parking a self-balancing vehicle. The method includes: determining whether there is a target parking spot for parking a self-balancing vehicle when the self-balancing vehicle needs to be parked; controlling, when there is a target parking spot for parking the self-balancing vehicle, the self-balancing vehicle to park at the target parking spot.

A water shield structure for a transportation device and the transportation device having such a water shield structure. The transportation device is preferably a self-balancing device and may include a friction drive motor. The water shield structure helps reduce the entry of moisture from a riding surface into the wheel envelope or drive mechanism of the device. The water shield structure may extend laterally from a wheel and be enclosed, at least in part, in a housing.

An inverted vehicle and control method thereof are provided. The inverted vehicle may include a main body having two wheels rotatably supported by the main body and driven by a driver. A load distribution detector may detect a distribution of load received by the main body due to the rider's weight. A computer may compute a center position of the load's distribution. The inverted vehicle may also include an operating bar supported by the main body and operated so as to be inclined by the rider. A posture detector may be used to detect a posture of the operating bar. The inverted vehicle may further include a central processing unit that sets a target travel velocity on the basis of the center position and the posture of the operating bar. Furthermore, a drive controller may control the driver on the basis of the target travel velocity.

An improved walker has a detachable propulsion unit, which is attached to the walker by a platform member which extends forwardly from the propulsion unit, with an upwardly extending walker structure partially attached to the platform member. The user steps onto the propulsion unit while support on either side by the handles of the walker. The platform member is so attached to the propulsion unit as to allow a left section and a right section of the propulsion unit to be independently movable with respect to one another, thereby allowing operation of the propulsion unit. The propulsion unit may be a hover board or power board.

Techniques are disclosed for exploiting modern controls, sensors and actuators to realize a novel family of in-line two-wheeled vehicles (Twills) as robots. Each robot has a front-wheel with a substantially horizontal axis of rotation and a substantially vertical steering axis. The front-wheel with its substantially vertical steering axis has a steering-angle that can be sensed by one or more sensors. There is a rear-wheel with a substantially horizontal axis of rotation. A control module stabilizes the roll angle when the robot is in a forward motion as well as when it is substantially or fully stopped. One or both the wheels of the robot may be endowed by a steering motor for steering and a traction motor for providing traction/torque to the wheel.

Personal transportation devices having at least first and second foot platform units that are each fore-aft self-balancing. Various connector structures are disclosed that permit movement and/or positioning of the foot platform units at difference distances or spacings from one another. The spacing may be releaseably set or free moving or other. The connecting structure may maintain a parallel relationship between the two foot platform units, in the line of direction of travel of the device. The foot platform units may move laterally or longitudinally or both, depending on the embodiment, from one another.

A self-balancing double-wheeled electrical scooter is provided with an assembly for controlling a travel direction of the self-balancing double-wheeled electrical scooter, wherein, the travel direction of the self-balancing double-wheeled electrical scooter is controlled via a handle, a resilient recoverable component is provided between a scooter body and the handle, the handle is adapted for driving the resilient recoverable component to control the travel direction of the scooter, the resilient recoverable component comprises a stator (101), a rotor (112) and a resilient recoverable unit (111), the rotor (112) is mechanically connected to the handle in a fixed manner directly or indirectly, the stator (101) is mechanically connected to the scooter body (107) in a fixed manner directly or indirectly, the stator (101) and the rotor (112) are connected in a resilient manner via the resilient recoverable unit, the resilient recoverable component further comprises an angle limiting device, the angle limiting device comprises a limiting cover (103) and a limiting pin (105), the limiting cover (103) is mechanically connected to the stator (101) in a fixed manner directly or indirectly, a limiting hole is provided on the limiting cover (103), the limiting pin (105) is mechanically connected to the rotor (112) in a fixed manner directly or indirectly, and the rotation of the rotor (112) causes the limiting pin (105) to rotate within a certain angle range inside the limiting hole on the limiting cover (103).

A self-balancing powered unicycle device (100) having a single hubless wheel is disclosed. The self-balancing powered unicycle device comprises: a single wheel (120); a motor adapted to drive the wheel; a balance control system adapted to maintain fore-aft balance of the unicycle device; at least one foot platform (165) for supporting a user of the unicycle device; and a casing (110) adapted to cover at least a portion of the outer rim of the wheel. The self-balancing powered unicycle device further comprises at least one energy storage device compartment (150A, 150B) protruding outward from a side of the casing (110) and adapted to house an energy storage device for powering the unicycle device.

Disclosed is a self-balancing vehicle including a left housing assembly, a right housing assembly, a left wheel train, a right wheel train and a rotation mechanism. The left wheel train is connected with the left housing assembly. The first end of the rotation mechanism is connected with the right wheel train and the right housing assembly, and the second end of the rotation mechanism is inserted into the left housing assembly and rotationally connected with the left housing assembly. The rotation mechanism is just arranged in the right housing assembly, but connected with the right housing assembly and the right wheel train respectively, thus reducing the strength requirements of the self-balancing vehicle on the left housing assembly and simplifying the components of the left housing assembly.