
Honda Motor Co. Ltd. releases transportation or new personal mobility named U3-X. Form of transportation is unique and driven like a bicycle wheel.
Because the use of electricity to move, this tool is also called an electric bicycle. Only, this tool does not have a handle to determine the direction. Another name given Honda is HOT (Honda Omni-Traction) Drive System.
For Honda, this tool is made to get the mobility equipment that can work harmoniously with humans. Now, this electric bicycle is still in experimental stage.
HOT Excellence Drive, sitting position and foot placement on the rider footrest fits. In addition, the direction of motion can be changed, such as the direction of human motion. For example, forward, backward or backward, to the right or left side, and diagonally.
Controlling speed, direction of movement, and to stop this is done by means of the upper body tilted riders. The technology is adopted from the developed balance control on the robot Asimo Honda and Honda bipedal humanoid robot. Finally, of course the technology was combined with the HOT Drive.
HOT Drive is designed in a compact size and uses only one wheel. Besides ease of use, HOT Drive also does not interfere with those around him. Easy rider foot placed on the pedals. Rider's position as high as pedestrians or others. In fact, this tool can also be used as a chair or bench running.
Honda will show off U3-X or HOT Drive at the Tokyo Motor Show to-41, which opened on October 24 next at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan.
How it Works. Tilt sensor detects the rider weight shifts. Furthermore in this way, HOT Drive will determine the direction and speed of movement. To this, Honda uses a precision control system to restore the instrument to a straight position. Change the position of directly obtained quickly and smoothly only with the driver leaned over.
As a driver U3-X, Honda uses a small electric motor to control the wheel multidiameter connected in one direction and form a large-diameter wheels.
With large-diameter wheels, U3-X move forward and back. When the small diameter wheels are driven, a tool to move to the side. If both wheels move together, the direction of movement of the wheel diagonally.





