The Dynamics of Charles Taylor’s Remarkable One-Wheeled Vehicle

    2008, Volume 13, Number 4, pp.  257-266

    Author(s): Lew E. S., Orazov B., O'Reilly O. M.

    In the 1950s and 1960s, Charles F. Taylor designed and tested various prototype one-wheeled vehicles. These machines were stabilized and steered using gyroscopes. In this paper, a simple model of a one-wheeled vehicle is presented and analyzed. This analysis explains the ability of these machines to exhibit stable steady motions.
    Keywords: one-wheeled vehicle, nonholonomic system
    Citation: Lew E. S., Orazov B., O'Reilly O. M., The Dynamics of Charles Taylor’s Remarkable One-Wheeled Vehicle, Regular and Chaotic Dynamics, 2008, Volume 13, Number 4, pp. 257-266
    DOI: 10.1134/S1560354708040035



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