Comments on: Welcome OpenWheels the Open Source personal vehicle inspired by the Segway https://www.open-electronics.org/welcome-openwheels-the-open-source-personal-vehicle-inspired-by-the-segway/ Open source electronic projects Thu, 04 Jan 2024 08:15:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 By: Mike Chung https://www.open-electronics.org/welcome-openwheels-the-open-source-personal-vehicle-inspired-by-the-segway/#comment-13368 Thu, 04 Jan 2024 08:15:32 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=8214#comment-13368 Hi, When was you last update. Is the Ardunio code avialable and diagrams?

]]> By: Barcelona Segway Day https://www.open-electronics.org/welcome-openwheels-the-open-source-personal-vehicle-inspired-by-the-segway/#comment-11822 Thu, 04 Feb 2016 17:16:00 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=8214#comment-11822 Hello!!

thanks for sharing this article.

i have a segway agency, it’s run good. however, the problem is the battery,how coul we improve it.

segway barcelona tours

]]> By: Brent https://www.open-electronics.org/welcome-openwheels-the-open-source-personal-vehicle-inspired-by-the-segway/#comment-11663 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 18:55:00 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=8214#comment-11663 Hi Boris, What is the specific name for the shaft collars you used?
Thanks

]]> By: Angelo Mascaro https://www.open-electronics.org/welcome-openwheels-the-open-source-personal-vehicle-inspired-by-the-segway/#comment-11520 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 21:35:00 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=8214#comment-11520 Just for sake of precision, this is not correct: «The driver standing on the platform controls the running speed simply by moving the steer knob forward or backward».
The true control of the speed is correctly described few rows later: «engines give power in case you lean forward and less if you lean backwards»

]]> By: Igor Schmidlapp https://www.open-electronics.org/welcome-openwheels-the-open-source-personal-vehicle-inspired-by-the-segway/#comment-11230 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 20:59:00 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=8214#comment-11230 In reply to BorisLandoni.

Have you looked into hub motors, like those in electric bike conversions (e-bikes)? It eliminates the chains, gears, etc. A web search shows that they are available as individual items outside of a kit, but they can have cost, aside from very low-powered ones used in Lego-bots and such. I’m investigating improvements to the InMoov Explorer design, with a motorized center column, allowing for seated height to standing height adjustment in office telepresence situations. Of course, my thoughts are free for anyone to use. I’d just like to see it happen.

]]> By: Toov Randria https://www.open-electronics.org/welcome-openwheels-the-open-source-personal-vehicle-inspired-by-the-segway/#comment-11143 Tue, 06 Jan 2015 14:37:00 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=8214#comment-11143 I’d like to add a shock absorber and make it run everywhere :)

]]> By: BorisLandoni https://www.open-electronics.org/welcome-openwheels-the-open-source-personal-vehicle-inspired-by-the-segway/#comment-11001 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 15:27:00 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=8214#comment-11001 In reply to Pat.

The motors haven’t the power to drive the wheels directly

]]> By: Pat https://www.open-electronics.org/welcome-openwheels-the-open-source-personal-vehicle-inspired-by-the-segway/#comment-10968 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 22:55:00 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=8214#comment-10968 hello
can the wheels be connected to the motors to avoid the chain? in this case I understand there is no reduction: what is the impact in such case?

]]> By: Marcin Pisarski https://www.open-electronics.org/welcome-openwheels-the-open-source-personal-vehicle-inspired-by-the-segway/#comment-10877 Wed, 10 Sep 2014 13:31:00 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=8214#comment-10877 In reply to Bertrand.

Tires are not a problem. I am not sure about rim.
Grand Dink is not available any more. Could You guys point me to exact model of rim, which I could buy for my project.
Thanks

]]> By: Bertrand https://www.open-electronics.org/welcome-openwheels-the-open-source-personal-vehicle-inspired-by-the-segway/#comment-10831 Mon, 25 Aug 2014 06:23:00 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=8214#comment-10831 In reply to BorisLandoni.

Thanks, I found them.

]]> By: BorisLandoni https://www.open-electronics.org/welcome-openwheels-the-open-source-personal-vehicle-inspired-by-the-segway/#comment-10823 Fri, 22 Aug 2014 09:53:00 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=8214#comment-10823 In reply to Bertrand.

There are
12″ x 2.75″
probably from a Kymco scooter (Gran Dink)

]]> By: Bertrand https://www.open-electronics.org/welcome-openwheels-the-open-source-personal-vehicle-inspired-by-the-segway/#comment-10819 Thu, 21 Aug 2014 16:44:00 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=8214#comment-10819 Hi Boris,
Congrats for this huge job. I am expecting to do the same. Your openwheel is nice.
I will start by doing the same plateforme and I don’t find same wheel. Do you have advise for me. Many thanks
Bertrand

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