Hanger Drive: Driver Manipulation System for Self-balancing Transporter Using the Hanger Reflex Haptic Illusion

In recent years, self-balancing transporters have become popular for medium-distance transportation such as police patrols and sightseeing tours, and are expected to further gain prevalence. Therefore, it is important to develop danger avoidance and automated driving systems for self-balancing transporters. However, automated control of a self-balancing transporter is challenging because the user balances on the vehicle while riding. In this study, we control the driving direction of a self-balancing transporter indirectly by controlling the motion of the user who is riding the vehicles. We develop a system to controlling the turning direction of self-balancing transporter using Hanger Reflex and its application.