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By: Alexis Brown2005
How the Segway Works
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Inventor of the Segway• Dean Kamen is
the inventor of the Segway
• He hopes that his creation will better the enviroment and the way people travel
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Segway in General• created with to
wheels and a plat form for the person to stand on
• goes 12 mph and on average cost 5,000 dollars
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Gyroscopes
• wheel like device• help maintain a
steady position on the scooter no matter which way it moves or how fact it is going
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Motor
•Segway has highest powered motor for its size
•Uses magnets to go
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Motor
•There are 2 motors
•If 1 fails the other kicks in
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Gears•Number of
gears made to minimize noise
•each revolution the gears land in a different place
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Rubber Diaphragms
•The rubber Diaphragms is the balancing system
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Rubber Diaphragms
•Controlled so when you step of the platform the segway stops
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Chassis
•The chassis is the frame and it houses the inner electronics
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Chasis
•chasis is tested to stand 7 tons
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Tilt Sensors
• Detects movement forward and backwards
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Computer Procesor
•Mimic human equilibrium
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Computer Processor
•Makes movement equal to our movement
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Computer Processor
•The equilibrium is the influence on something that cancels it out
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Tires •Tubeless tires•resistant to
flats•traction on
wet surfaces• leaves no
marks indoors
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Security Code
• On the Segway there is a security code to keep anyone from steeling it.
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Sisterboards•The Sisterboards
are a pair of circuits
• Sends commands to the motor based on the input from the sensors
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Sisterboards
•If one fails the other sisterboards takes over
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Batteries •There are 2 types of batteries:
•NiCd and NiMh•battery
rechargeble by electricity
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Control Shaft
•Steering wheel of the scooter
•Made of diecast aluminum
•Adjustable to one’s height
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Turning Control •The turning control makes the Segway have a turning radius of zero
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User Interface
•Tells when the machine is on
•what mode it is in
•how much battery life is left
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Segway Facts
•$0.10 for 6 hours of electricity to charge the Segway
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Segway Facts
•The Segway has no brakes
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Segway Facts•The United States Postal Service will be testing 20 on different routes
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Bibliography
•“ Time magazine- Segway.” Time Magazine
28April.2005<http://www.time.com>.• “ Segway”.How Stuff Works1May.2005<http://www.howstuffworks.com>.• “ Segway”. Segway1May.2005<http://www.segway.com>.
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All About Me
Hello! My name is Alexis. I ran for the 2004-2005 track team and I got the Coach’s Award. I love to shop and hang out with my family and friends.