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Typically, bicycles are two in-line wheels, and yet almost every bicycle trailer is designed with at least 2 wheels in the trailer. As a result, whereas bicycles require just a narrow ON-GROUND surface to move on, the conventional bicycle trailers require a wider track and force the bicyclist to seek wider paved paths to accommodate the bicycle+trailer combination. My idea is a uniwheel trailer, such that the bicycle+trailer combination requires a narrow track. Obviously, this will need to adjust its balance from side-to-side dynamically. The balancing uses shifting weights, and is controlled by a microcontroller. For example, accelerometer and gyroscope inputs from the bicycle ahead, as well as from the uniwheel itself, can be used to determine the changes needed to maintain the uniwheel's balance. (will update. work in progress) Inspiration- attached images- via wikipedia and a Star Wars fan site.

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