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Record 1 2025-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
CONT

An electric unicycle (often initialized as EUC ...) is a self-balancing personal transporter with a single wheel. The rider controls speed by leaning forwards or backwards, and steers by twisting or tilting the unit side to side. The self-balancing mechanism uses accelerometers and gyroscopes.

Key term(s)
  • gyro wheel
  • solowheel

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de véhicules automobiles et de bicyclettes
DEF

Engin léger de déplacement personnel à moteur électrique, qui est constitué d'une roue autostabilisée par effet gyroscopique et placée entre deux repose-pieds escamotables sur lesquels l'utilisateur se tient debout, et qui se pilote par des mouvements du corps.

OBS

gyroroue : désignation et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 8 juin 2021.

Spanish

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