Elektor Wheelie, DIY self-balancing vehicle.

The ElektorWheelie balances the driver by moving.
Lean forward and you will move forward and lean backward to brake.

- The maximum speed is approx. 11 mph (18 km/h)
- over a range of approximately 5 miles (8 km)

Inside you will find:
- Two 500 W DC drive motors
- Two 12 V lead-acid AGM batteries, 9 Ah
- Two fourteen-inch wheels with pneumatic tyres
- H-bridge PWM motor control up to 25 A
- Automatic power off on dismount
- Fail-safe emergency cutout
- Battery charge status indicator
- Invensense IDG300 (or IDG500) gyroscope
- Analog Devices ADXL320 accelerometer
- Allegro ACS755SCB-100 current sensor
- ATmega16 (motor control)
- ATtiny25 (current monitoring)
- Weight approximately 35 kg
All under control of BASCOM-AVR Basic compiler.

So you see - Elektor keeps you on the move!
More info on the wheelie at www.elektor.com/wheelie

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[vanepico]

Very astute observation there, your so clever should write a book...

[nydrm90]

isn't this the same thing as a Segway?

[zlotvorx]

Sorry, but its' not!

- it's just similar (like cars are similar, bikes are similar...)

- it's much cheaper

- it's open source

You can find old projects on the web dated years before Segway, but they'r not commercialised and sophisticated like Segway.

[Wizzkiddie]

wtf they dont flip over?

[npc223]

*cough* OBVIOUS RIP OFF OF THE SEGWAY*cough*

sorry, I had something stuck in my throat.

[VinylMechanic]

This was all so difficult and cutting-edge 5 years ago! I can't believe the technology has improved to the point where such complex functions (speediness as well as power handling!) are now available off the shelf. Boy is it cool though!