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How Segways work
Segway™ Human Transporter (HT) can self-balance because of a
technology called dynamic stabilization. Dynamic Stabilization works
in much the same way your own sense of balance does. Where you have an
inner ear, eyes, muscles, and a brain to keep you balanced, the Segway
HT has solid-state gyroscopes, tilt sensors, high-speed
microprocessors, and powerful electric motors performing to keep it
balanced. Working in concert, these extensively tested, redundant
systems sense your center of gravity, instantaneously assess the
information, and make minute adjustments one hundred times a second.
Segway HT balances whether you're traveling at 10 mph, carrying a
heavy load, slowly maneuvering in tight spaces, or standing perfectly
still.
Lean forward...Go
forward.
The Segway HT intuitively
balances the way humans do—moving forward and backward, responding
to changes in your body's position. There is no accelerator and no
brakes. Lean forward and you move forward. Straighten up and you
stop. Lean back, and you move back. We have upgraded all of our
equipment! Gliding Revolution uses all of the new “lean steer”
Segway technology making the turns intuitive. Turning the Segway is
accomplished by pulling the handlebars in the direction you want to
turn. The operation of the Segway is now a natural feeling and one
of the primary reasons Segway HT so seamlessly integrates into
enterprise situations, pedestrian environments, and everyday life.
Some
of this operational description of the Segway was taken from the
Segway Inc. site to describe how the technology works.
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