Does this Segway machine do regenerative breaking? Does it / can it / will it some day be able to regenerate electricity during breaking? A big-ass generator that sucks out all the momentum and powers back the battery would be too costly maybe and perhaps too big for this little machine. Any comments?
Yes - the Segway does do regenerative braking. So, it charges itself a little as it goes down hill. Old models could also be charged slightly by pushing them when they were in power assist mode. Handy if you ran out of juice!
"Not quite. The gyroscopes and tilt sensors provide readings to the controller boards which in turn, using its built-in software, decide how much power should be sent to the motors."
which sometimes entails reversing power all together for a bit, STFU allready
WTF is up with the completely unrelated soccer ball and "when top-heavy" you either are or arent top heavy, you dont turn top heavy from one second to the other
My point was the gyroscopes don't reverse power to the motors.
I thought the football analogy was clear enough. It rolls, it doesn't stop, it can't stop, it has no brakes. Maybe not the best analogy, I'll admit.
And to be clear. Unless your head is heavier than the base, the Segway is not top heavy. The point is you remain upright if the wheels stay underneath you.
It doesn't have the conventional friction/rubbing brake that we see in our bikes and cars. Its braking system is more of a dynamic one - like it is actually the drive motor(s) that directly do the stopping and braking.
Actually it doesn't have brakes. It has gyroscopes that reverse the power to the motors. If it simply had brakes then when you stopped it would have fallen over from being top heavy
Not quite. The gyroscopes and tilt sensors provide readings to the controller boards which in turn, using its built-in software, decide how much power should be sent to the motors.
As for falling over when "top heavy", the Segway is actually very heavy in itself, but the weight on-board is always the same. I.e. if you think it is top heavy, well it must be top heavy all the time. When braking or accelerating, you move your weight forward or backward, and this makes the machine spin the wheels at an appropriate speed and in the appropriate direction, to keep the platform underneath you.
it is not brakes! the motor just put on the "reverse" and then it stop by itselvs, if it had brakes it would not keep the balance when you are standing still!
Question: What is the definition of a brake? One reasonable answer: Something that slows or stops action. It is not a traditional friction-type brake I agree, but it is a brake. It does slow or stop the action - and extremely effectively too. In some cases, more effective than friction brakes - and, it remains effective even when wet.
Does this Segway machine do regenerative breaking? Does it / can it / will it some day be able to regenerate electricity during breaking? A big-ass generator that sucks out all the momentum and powers back the battery would be too costly maybe and perhaps too big for this little machine. Any comments?
allansplace 2 years ago
Yes - the Segway does do regenerative braking. So, it charges itself a little as it goes down hill. Old models could also be charged slightly by pushing them when they were in power assist mode. Handy if you ran out of juice!
gbrandwood 2 years ago
because the segway its a self balancing vehicle when you go it brakes and it goes 100times per second and when it brakes it go reverse!!
alvi94 4 years ago
they say "brakes" as in the kind of break that makes a car stop...
sonicb00m165 4 years ago
I've used one, and believe me, there's no problem at all stopping, even at high speed.
Coffeeeggsbacon 4 years ago
"Not quite. The gyroscopes and tilt sensors provide readings to the controller boards which in turn, using its built-in software, decide how much power should be sent to the motors."
which sometimes entails reversing power all together for a bit, STFU allready
WTF is up with the completely unrelated soccer ball and "when top-heavy" you either are or arent top heavy, you dont turn top heavy from one second to the other
theportmeister 4 years ago
My point was the gyroscopes don't reverse power to the motors.
I thought the football analogy was clear enough. It rolls, it doesn't stop, it can't stop, it has no brakes. Maybe not the best analogy, I'll admit.
And to be clear. Unless your head is heavier than the base, the Segway is not top heavy. The point is you remain upright if the wheels stay underneath you.
gbrandwood 4 years ago
The music is such an earwig....Segway oldies but goodies.
SegwayNM 5 years ago
I know! It is the music from one of the original Segway Product videos. A bit like a 1970s carpet :)
gbrandwood 5 years ago
It doesn't have the conventional friction/rubbing brake that we see in our bikes and cars. Its braking system is more of a dynamic one - like it is actually the drive motor(s) that directly do the stopping and braking.
menemenetekelpharsin 5 years ago
Actually it doesn't have brakes. It has gyroscopes that reverse the power to the motors. If it simply had brakes then when you stopped it would have fallen over from being top heavy
newname363 5 years ago
Not quite. The gyroscopes and tilt sensors provide readings to the controller boards which in turn, using its built-in software, decide how much power should be sent to the motors.
gbrandwood 5 years ago
As for falling over when "top heavy", the Segway is actually very heavy in itself, but the weight on-board is always the same. I.e. if you think it is top heavy, well it must be top heavy all the time. When braking or accelerating, you move your weight forward or backward, and this makes the machine spin the wheels at an appropriate speed and in the appropriate direction, to keep the platform underneath you.
gbrandwood 5 years ago
it is not brakes! the motor just put on the "reverse" and then it stop by itselvs, if it had brakes it would not keep the balance when you are standing still!
kukslikker 4 years ago
Question: What is the definition of a brake? One reasonable answer: Something that slows or stops action. It is not a traditional friction-type brake I agree, but it is a brake. It does slow or stop the action - and extremely effectively too. In some cases, more effective than friction brakes - and, it remains effective even when wet.
gbrandwood 4 years ago