Means of transportation and method for operating a means of transportation
A transportation device, in particular a foot scooter, for the locomotion of a person, the transportation device including a footboard having a deck for accommodating the person, the transportation device being propellable by a push-off by the person, the transportation device including a motor for supporting the propulsion of the transportation device, the transportation device including a detection device for detecting a push-off state and a control device for controlling the support of the propulsion as a function of the detected push-off state, the detection device including a sensing device ( 10 ) for detecting a force exerted by a person on the deck.
1. A foot scooter for the locomotion of a person, comprising:
a footboard having a deck for accommodating the person, the foot scooter configured to be propellable by a pushing off motion by the person;
a motor configured to support propulsion of the foot scooter;
a detector including a sensor configured to measure a force resulting from the pushing off motion of the person on the deck;
an evaluator configured to determine, based on the sensor measurement, whether a push-off state is present, and
a controller configured to control the support of the propulsion as a function of the determined push-off state.
2. The foot scooter as recited in claim 1 , wherein the deck is at least one of: i) a seating surface, and ii) a standing surface.
3. The foot scooter as recited in claim 1 , where the sensor is a pressure sensor.
4. The foot scooter as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:
at least one sprung axle, wherein the sensor includes a compression travel device configured to determine a compression travel of the at least one sprung axle.
5. The foot scooter as recited in claim 1 , wherein the motor is an electric motor.
6. The foot scooter as recited in claim 1 , wherein a mass of the person is inferred from the force detected at a point in time at which no push-off is present, and the motor is controlled as a function of the mass of the person and configured to be adapted to the mass of the person.
7. A method for operating a foot scooter for the locomotion of a person, the foot scooter including a footboard having a deck for accommodating the person, the foot scooter being propellable by a push-off motion by the person, the method comprising:
detecting, via a detector, a force exerted by the person on the deck, the detector including a sensor configured to measure a force resulting from the push-off motion of the person on the deck;
determining, via an evaluator, based on the sensor measurement, whether a push-off state is present; and
controlling a motor present on the foot scooter for supporting the propulsion of the foot scooter as a function of the determined force,
wherein a mass of the person is inferred from the force detected at a point in time at which no push-off is present, and the motor is controlled as a function of the mass of the person and configured to be adapted to the mass of the person.
8. The method as recited in claim 7 , wherein an operation of the motor during time periods in which no push-off is present is carried out in such a way that a slowdown of the foot scooter is reduced after a push-off by the person.
9. The method as recited in claim 7 , wherein an operation of the motor during time periods in which no push-off is present is carried out in such a way that a fluctuation in a speed induced by the push-off by the person is compensated for.
10. The method as recited in claim 7 , wherein the motor is controlled by providing greater propulsion support to a higher mass of the person than a lower mass of the person.