Specifications

Page 30 of 106 Basic Rider Optimization Training for the Segway HT

Instructor Guide and Participant Workbook Rev 3.5i - January 2004

4. Check battery charge level, and explain how the segments around the perimeter of the

Display blink and disappear to indicate the level (a detailed explanation of the Battery Packs

and charging will take place in the Segway HT Maintenance session).

5. Adjust Control Shaft height.

6. Show how, by tapping the Mode Button, the Segway HT transitions from Power Assist Mode

to Balance Mode.

a. i Series—make sure Platform is level

b. e Series—make sure Control Shaft is vertical

7. Demonstrate the left/right motion induced by twisting the Steering Grip while in Balance Mode

8. Demonstrate the proper form when stepping on

a. i Series—Place both hands on the Grips. Make sure to not twist the Steering Grip.

Step on with one foot. Listen for tone. Step on with other foot.

b. e Series— With the Segway HT in E-Stand,

> Explain Rider Detect Sensors and how depressing them causes the e Series to

level the HT, to make stepping on easier for the rider.

> Gently guide HT toward you on a level plane from beneath the grips or, hold the

Control Shaft and guide the Segway HT toward you until the Platform is level.

Step on with one foot, listen for the tone and wait one second while the Platform

levels beneath your foot, then step on with your other foot; or

> Activate the Rider Detect Sensors by gently placing one foot flat on the Platform,

wait one second until Platform levels, then step on with other foot. Be careful to

step in the center of the Platform. Do NOT step on the back or front of the

Platform, because the Segway HT will respond by moving its wheels beneath the

center of gravity.

9. Demonstrate moving forward, backward, turning and staying stationary.

10. Show leaning turns by riding once around an oval

11. Stop. Step off. Explain that each participant will now have a chance to ride.

Part II—Guided Ride

The instructor should position him/herself in front of the Segway HT with a firm grip on the Handlebar

or Control Shaft (or both). Invite the first rider to stand before the Platform. This will be a serial

exercise—one rider at a time on one Segway HT.

Important: Reiterate that riders are not to step on the Segway HT until expressly instructed.

1. Adjust the Control Shaft height to a position between the rider’s waist and hips. Arms and

legs should be slightly bent.

2. Instruct rider to stand to beside the Segway HT with feet clear of the Platform, and hold the

Handlebar, to feel the Segway HT in Balance Mode.

3. Instruct the rider to maintain a hold on the Handlebar, and tap the Mode Button to change

from Balance Mode to Power Assist Mode. Then, tap the Mode Button again to change back

to Balance Mode.

4. Ask the rider to describe the Display (a green smiling face and moving vertical line).

5. Ask the rider to check that the Segway HT is in Balance Mode by slowly moving the

Handlebar forward and back, and making sure the wheels respond.