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Old 02-28-2007, 08:44 AM   #3
Flint
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Originally Posted by Segway
Safety features

Everything is dual redundant. For example, "in the unlikely event of a battery failure, the system is designed to use the second battery to operate the machine and allow it to continue balancing until it is brought to a safe stop."
"dual redundant" huh? Have I misunderstood the meaning of redundant? "dual redundant" should mean, in my mind, there are four independant systems for every function: the primary, the backup, the backup-primary, and the backup-backup. A primary and a backup would simply be called redundant.
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