The aim of this project is to build a “Self Balancing Personal Vehicle” (Segway) which can be used as convenient way of traveling for short distances carrying a single person. This self-balancing human transporter consists of a platform with wheels attached to its sides, a physical application of a stabilized control system. It is built loosely around the design of Segway. The rider drives the vehicle by standing on the platform and leaning in the direction to move. The handlebar also serves as steering control of the vehicle. It balances by detecting the tilt angle using an accelerometer and gyroscope, calculating the corrective action using a PID controller implemented on a microcontroller to move forward or backwards automatically to regain its balance.

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