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Segway RMP – User Guide
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Theory of Operation: Balancing Dynamics
Read and understand this section before starting and
operating the RMP. This information is critical to
understanding RMP operation.
The Segway Robotic Mobility Platform is a dynamically stabilized machine and has some unique
characteristics when compared to other robotic platforms. It may take some time to learn to use
these dynamics to advantage. Read and understand this entire manual before using the Segway
RMP.
Interaction With The Environment
When the RMP makes contact with other objects in the environment, the results can be counter-
intuitive at first.
If the RMP is displaced from its desired position, it will lean against the displacement force,
creating a new equilibrium position. The harder it is pushed, the more it will lean.
