Electric unicycle
device · 2010 · Digital age
A self-balancing one-wheeled vehicle.
Inventor: Trevor Blackwell.
What it is made of
- Hub motor — has part. A hub motor.
- Accelerometer — has part. Tilt sensors.
- Lithium-ion battery — has part. A lithium-ion battery.
Principles and materials it uses
- Feedback control — uses. Balancing.
- Aluminium — is made of. The housing is aluminium.
- Electric motor — uses. An electric unicycle's motor hides right inside the wheel.
- Gyroscope — uses. Gyro sensors feel the lean, and the wheel rolls to keep the rider up.