A vehicle includes a main vehicle body, a suspended assembly that supports the main body of the vehicle, a suspension arrangement for connecting the suspended assembly to the main body of the vehicle, and a steering system for steering the suspended assembly. The suspended assembly assisting in providing directional control of the vehicle and stability in a lateral direction relative to a normal straight-ahead direction of travel for the vehicle. The steering system including a first steering arrangement that controls movement of the suspended assembly relative to the main vehicle body such that the suspended assembly pivots about a first steering axis. The steering system further including a second steering arrangement that controls movement of the suspended assembly relative to the main vehicle body such that the suspended assembly pivots about a second steering axis with the second steering axis being different than the first steering axis.

A vehicle includes a suspended assembly that supports a main body and a suspension system for connecting the suspended assembly to the main vehicle body. The suspended assembly assists in providing directional control of the vehicle and stability in a lateral direction relative to a normal straight-ahead direction of travel of the vehicle. The suspension system including first and second suspension arrangements that control movement of the suspended assembly relative to the main vehicle body through a range of motion along first and second paths that are primarily perpendicular to the lateral direction. The second path differs from the first path such that the combination of the range of motion of the first suspension arrangement along the first path and the second path result in an overall range of motion for the suspended assembly relative to the main body that is defined by a surface area.

A vehicle includes a suspended assembly that supports a main body and a suspension system for connecting the suspended assembly to the main vehicle body. The suspended assembly assists in providing directional control of the vehicle and stability in a lateral direction relative to a normal straight-ahead direction of travel of the vehicle. The suspension system including first and second suspension arrangements that control movement of the suspended assembly relative to the main vehicle body through a range of motion along first and second paths that are primarily perpendicular to the lateral direction. The second path differs from the first path such that the combination of the range of motion of the first suspension arrangement along the first path and the second path result in an overall range of motion for the suspended assembly relative to the main body that is defined by a surface area.

A shock absorption system for an electric unicycle comprising a system of movable rigid members (1), (2), (3), pivotally connected to each other and to a shock absorber (4) forming a closed kinematic chain which has two interconnected loopsone in a shape similar to a trapezoid, and other resembling a triangle pivotally attached to a rigid frame at three points, where the top and bottom levers are oriented parallel to each other in all positions of the kinematic chain, and the shock absorber (4) is oriented predominantly vertically at an angle different from zero degrees relative to a direction of cushion forces.

A shock absorption system for an electric unicycle comprising a system of movable rigid members (1), (2), (3), pivotally connected to each other and to a shock absorber (4) forming a closed kinematic chain which has two interconnected loopsone in a shape similar to a trapezoid, and other resembling a triangle pivotally attached to a rigid frame at three points, where the top and bottom levers are oriented parallel to each other in all positions of the kinematic chain, and the shock absorber (4) is oriented predominantly vertically at an angle different from zero degrees relative to a direction of cushion forces.