US 11,989,036 B2
Vehicle with communicative behaviors
Gregory Stewart Lynn, Venice, CA (US); and Jeffrey Schnapp, Cambridge, MA (US)
Assigned to Piaggio Fast Forward Inc., Boston, MA (US)
Filed by Piaggio Fast Forward, Inc., Boston, MA (US)
Filed on Dec. 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/542,336.
Prior Publication US 2023/0176591 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. G05D 1/08 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC G05D 1/0891 (2013.01) [G05D 1/0223 (2013.01)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A self-driving vehicle, comprising:
a plurality of wheels coupled to a chassis;
a body coupled to a shifting assembly that is coupled to the chassis;
a drive system comprising one or more drive motors arranged to drive one or more of the wheels;
a body control system comprising one or more attitude motors arranged to drive the shifting assembly; and
at least one processor configured to control the one or more attitude motors to cause the shifting assembly to implement a motion of the body, the motion selected from the group consisting of a shift and a tilt, to communicate a set of behaviors of the vehicle based on operation of the one or more drive motors, the set of behaviors including:
effectuating rearward motion of the body, the rearward motion selected from the group consisting of a rearward shift and a rearward tilt, to communicate an acceleration behavior,
effectuating forward motion of the body, the forward motion selected from the group consisting of a forward shift and a forward tilt, to communicate a deceleration behavior, and
maintaining a near-zero shift and a near-zero tilt in orientation of the body to communicate a behavior selected from the group consisting of a stationary behavior and a constant speed behavior.