Segway Technology

The Segway Personal Transporter (PT) is an electrically powered transportation device fitted with self balancing technology. The Segway can emulate human balance, thanks to tilt sensors and gyroscopes. As such, leaning forward allows you to move forward while leaning back enables you to move back. To stop, all you need is to straighten up. It may seem like magic but it’s really about advanced segway technology.

Segway Technology

This article explains how the Segway works and the advanced technology that allows it to be able to balance so seamlessly. The post details how the Segway is able to provide a fantastic riding experience and why segway tours have become so popular.

Dynamic Stabilization

This is how the Segway manages to balance so effortlessly. Dynamic stabilization technology delivers an incredible ability to maneuver, a great and unique riding experience and a small footprint. Titling the vehicle forwards moves the motors in both wheels to prevent the vehicle from toppling over. similarly, titling the vehicle backwards moves the motors and the wheels backwards. The same applies when moving the vehicle to the left or right, allowing the rider to turn on the spot.

Electric Propulsion

In addition to being extremely efficient and clean, electric propulsion allows for fine adjustments to each wheel (for a smooth ride and accurate turning), and a precise, software-based approach to braking and traction control.

Smart Battery Management

Segway was one of the spearheads of the development of Lithium Ion batteries for transportation. The company has therefore learned a great deal about the advanced sensing required for more energy efficient usage that leads to a longer battery life.

Advanced Sensing

The Segway PT may seem like it can read your mind. This is far from magic. It’s a combination of inertial sending, energy, propulsion and a straightforward user interface that makes for a smooth and seamless ride.

Drive-by-Wire

Time has surpassed mechanical controls. Segways are all about using the latest sensory technology to enable safe control through redundant systems that provide input for steering, braking, acceleration and other functions.

Simple User Interfaces

Segways are designed to offer a minimalist user control interface. The idea is to encourage a natural connection between machine and rider. The innovative sensing technologies employed by the Segway allows for the delivery of something better than traditional controls.

Digital Dashboard

The Segway allows you to get all the information you need about system operation through connected devices. Battery life, speed and other connectivity information can all be conveyed on a secure wireless connection to a handheld device that you can mount on the dash which is convenient for those going on a segway tour.

Bottom Line

The Segway PT feels like an extension of the body. As a rider, Segway Technology enabled you to feel how the slightest steering impulse through the body sets the Segway in motion. This explains why riding the vehicle is entirely intuitive and you can learn how to control the vehicle in the shortest time possible. You can steer the vehicle to the exact millimeter and even test your sports driving ability. It’s a unique experience that you must really try to fully experience how unique it is.