Platform for ergonomic steering methods nvestigation of quot Segway-style quot balancing scooters

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dc.contributor.authorZhou, Weiqianen_NZ
dc.date.accessioned2008-01-30T14:01:33Z
dc.date.available2008-05-02T15:53:51Z
dc.date.issued2008en_NZ
dc.description.abstractSegway has been a popular production as an alternative transporter since its invention at the end of 20th century. Millions of people like for its ergonomic design and high-tech elements. It is predicted to be an innovational product to change a person's life style. This thesis focuses on building a simple low cost, home-made Segway style scooter. This project uses two electric scooter motors, two 12V car batteries, one accelerometer and several microprocessors to build up the whole system. Significantly, this project also explains how to build a Brushed Direct Current (BDC) motor driver with a rated output power of more than 350W and the capability of coping with up to 120A transient peak current and up to 40A continuous current. Four-quadrant operation and eight modes of DC motor operation are discussed. A mathematical model of the Segway style scooter is also introduced in details. This including the modelling of a BDC motor, a two-wheeled inverted pendulum and their combination. The linearization of these models is used. At the end the linearized model is simulated in computer software.en_NZ
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dc.identifier.citationZhou, W. (2008). Platform for ergonomic steering methods nvestigation of quot Segway-style quot balancing scooters (Thesis, Master of Engineering (ME)). The University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10289/2423en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/2423
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherThe University of Waikatoen_NZ
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dc.subjectSegwayen_NZ
dc.subjecttwo-wheeled inverted pendulumen_NZ
dc.subjectH-bridge BDC driveren_NZ
dc.subjectBack-EMFen_NZ
dc.titlePlatform for ergonomic steering methods nvestigation of quot Segway-style quot balancing scootersen_NZ
dc.typeThesisen_NZ
pubs.place-of-publicationHamilton, New Zealanden_NZ
thesis.degree.disciplineScience and Engineering schoolen_NZ
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Waikatoen_NZ
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Engineering (ME)en_NZ
uow.date.accession2008-01-30T14:01:33Zen_NZ
uow.date.available2008-05-02T15:53:51Zen_NZ
uow.date.migrated2009-06-09T23:30:44Zen_NZ
uow.identifier.adthttp://adt.waikato.ac.nz/public/adt-uow20080130.140133en_NZ
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