WHEELED VEHICLE ADAPTIVE SPEED CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM

1 . A wheeled motorized vehicle assembly comprising:

a frame extending from a front portion to a rear portion;

a seat assembly coupled to the frame;

a controller coupled to the seat assembly, the controller including a processing assembly;

one or more sensors coupled with the frame and in communication with the controller; and

one or more vibrational motor assemblies located within the seat assembly, the one or more vibrational motor assemblies in communication with the controller;

wherein the controller is configured to operate the one or more vibrational motor assemblies to provide haptic feedback to a rider according to a sensed signal from at least one sensor of the one or more sensors processed by the processing assembly.

2 . The wheeled motorized vehicle assembly of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors are configured to sense a moving object proximate to the wheeled motorized vehicle assembly;

wherein the one or more sensors are configured to transmit a sensed signal to the controller, and

wherein the controller is configured to determine a location of the moving object based on the sensed signal.

3 . The wheeled motorized vehicle assembly of claim 1 , wherein the one or more vibrational motor assemblies includes one or more of a right vibrational motor, a left vibrational motor, and a rear vibrational motor according to a direction of travel of the wheeled motorized vehicle assembly;

wherein the controller is configured to selectively operate each vibrational motor of the one or more vibrational motor assemblies based on the sensed signal.

4 . The wheeled motorized vehicle assembly of claim 1 , including a radar assembly in communication with the controller;

wherein the radar assembly is configured to sense an object proximate to the wheeled motorized vehicle assembly.

5 . The wheeled motorized vehicle assembly of claim 1 , wherein the controller is mounted within the seat assembly and the controller is configured to receive one or more signals from the one or more sensors indicating detection of a moving object moving at a specified speed;

wherein the controller is configured to activate at least one vibrational motor assembly to vibrate with different vibration patterns based on the specified speed of the moving object; and

wherein the different vibration patterns include at least a pulsating pattern and a continuous vibration pattern.

6 . The wheeled motorized vehicle assembly of claim 1 including a display device configured to display a warning according to a sensed condition from the one or more sensors;

wherein the one or more vibrational motor assemblies are configured to selectively vibrated according to the sensed condition.

7 . The wheeled motorized vehicle assembly of claim 6 , wherein the one or more vibrational motor assemblies includes:

a right vibrational motor assembly positioned in a right portion of the seat assembly;

a left vibrational motor assembly positioned in a left portion of the seat assembly;

a rear vibrational motor assembly positioned in a rear portion of the seat assembly; and

a forward vibrational motor assembly positioned in a forward portion of the seat assembly.

8 . The wheeled motorized vehicle assembly of claim 1 , wherein the one or more vibrational motor assemblies is selectively vibrated according to a location of the sensed signal relative to a direction of travel of the wheeled motorized vehicle assembly.

9 . A wheeled motorized vehicle comprising:

a frame assembly;

a seat assembly supported by the frame assembly and configured to support a rider;

a plurality of vibrational motor assemblies positioned within the seat assembly, the plurality of vibrational motor assemblies including:

a right vibrational motor assembly located in a right portion of the seat assembly;

a left vibrational motor assembly located in a left portion of the seat assembly; and

at least one additional vibrational motor assembly located in one of a forward portion or a rear portion of the seat assembly;

a sensor configured to detect an object proximate to the wheeled motorized vehicle, the sensor configured to generate a signal according to sensed objects proximate to the wheeled motorized vehicle; and

a controller in communication with the sensor and the plurality of vibrational motor assemblies;

wherein the controller configured to determine a position of a detected the object relative to the wheeled motorized vehicle based on the signal;

wherein the controller is configured to selectively activate at least one of the plurality of vibrational motor assemblies to provide haptic feedback to the rider.

10 . The wheeled motorized vehicle of claim 9 , wherein the haptic feedback corresponds to the position of the object;

wherein at least one of the plurality of vibrational motor assemblies is configured to be selectively activated according to the position of the object.

11 . The wheeled motorized vehicle of claim 9 , including:

a visual indicator coupled with the frame of the wheeled motorized vehicle, the visual indicator in communication with the controller, the visual indicator including at least one of a light or display device;

wherein the visual indicator is in communication with the sensor, and the controller configured to activate the visual indicator according to the signal.

12 . The wheeled motorized vehicle of claim 11 , wherein the controller is configured to selectively activate at least one of the plurality of vibrational motor assemblies according to a signal communicated from the visual indicator.

13 . The wheeled motorized vehicle of claim 9 , including a battery configured to power the plurality of vibrational motor assemblies.

14 . A method of providing haptic feedback to a rider of a wheeled motorized vehicle assembly, the method comprising:

detecting, with at least one sensor, an object proximate to the wheeled motorized vehicle assembly;

generating a signal based on the detected object;

communicating the signal to a controller;

determining, with the controller, a position of the object relative to the wheeled motorized vehicle assembly based on the signal;

activating a vibrational motor assembly;

wherein the vibrational motor assembly is located within a seat assembly of the wheeled motorized vehicle assembly; and

providing directional haptic feedback to the rider through vibration of the vibrational motor assembly.

15 . The method of providing haptic feedback to the rider of claim 14 , wherein the directional haptic feedback indicates a position of the detected object relative to the wheeled motorized vehicle assembly.

16 . The method of providing haptic feedback to the rider of claim 14 , including:

selecting at least one vibrational motor assembly from one or more vibrational motor assemblies positioned within the seat assembly of the wheeled motorized vehicle assembly;

wherein the selected at least one vibrational motor assembly corresponds to the determined position of the detected object.

17 . The method of providing haptic feedback to the rider of claim 14 , including:

determining, with the controller, a risk level associated with the object based on at least one of:

a distance between the wheeled motorized vehicle assembly and the object;

a relative speed between the wheeled motorized vehicle assembly and the detected object; or

a rate of approach of the detected object toward the wheeled motorized vehicle assembly;

wherein activating the vibrational motor assembly includes operating the vibrational motor assembly according to a vibration pattern corresponding to the determined risk level.

18 . The method of providing haptic feedback to the rider of claim 17 , wherein the vibration pattern includes at least one of a continuous vibration, a pulsating vibration at a first rate, or a pulsating vibration at a second rate different from the first rate.

19 . The method of providing haptic feedback to the rider of claim 14 , including:

processing the signal received by the controller and communicating the processed signal to a visual indicator in communication with the controller; and

activating a visual indicator in coordination with activating the vibrational motor assembly;

wherein the visual indicator includes at least one of at least one of a light or display device coupled with the wheeled motorized vehicle assembly;

wherein activating the visual indicator includes operating the visual indicator according to a visual pattern corresponding to the determined position of the object.

20 . The method of providing haptic feedback to the rider of claim 14 , including:

communicating, with the controller, information about the detected object to a visual indicator;

activating the visual indicator based on the communicated information; and

concurrently activating the vibrational motor assembly to provide the directional haptic feedback;

wherein the controller is configured to coordinate activation of both the visual indicator and the vibrational motor assembly based on the determined position of the detected object to provide multi-modal feedback to the rider.