Toy vehicle with a tactile response

A toy vehicle comprising:

• a motor configured to cause a motion of an element of said toy, said motion of said element further accessible for manipulation by a human, upon which when said element is manually manipulated said motor coupled thereto will rotate;
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• a processor configured to detect a back electromotive force (“EMF”) voltage generated by the actuation of said motor due to the manual manipulation of the element in both a direction equal to a clockwise rotational direction of the motor and in a counterclockwise direction;
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• said processor being further configured to include at least two states;
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• said processor comprising a function configured to transition between states when said detected back EMF voltage reaches a pre-determined value;
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• said processor is further configured to control said motor in accordance with one or more pre-programmed motions resulting in a tactile response when said detected back EMF voltage reaches a pre-determined value.

A toy vehicle comprising:

• a motor configured to cause a motion of an element of said toy, said motion of said element further accessible for manipulation by a human to in turn rotate said motor;
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• a processor configured to detect a back electromotive force (“EMF”) voltage generated by the actuation of said motor due to the manual manipulation of the element in both a direction equal to a clockwise rotational direction of the motor and in a counterclockwise direction;
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• said processor being further configured to include at least two states of the following states:
• (a) a lower power state configured to turn the at least one motor off and power the vehicle off;
• (b) a lower power sleep state configured to turn the at least one motor off and put the processor in a low power sleep state and halt executing code;
• (c) a wake state configured to power the vehicle on;
• (d) a wake state configured to bring the processor out of a low power sleep state and begin to executing code;
• (e) a user controllable drive state configured to control the at least one motor and rotate the at least one wheel;
• (f) a user controllable drive state configured to control the at least one motor and rotate the at least one wheel at a slower than maximum speed;
• (g) a user controllable drive state configured to control the at least one motor and rotate the at least one wheel in accordance to a pre-programmed set of instructions and user input from a remote device to cause the vehicle to perform a maneuver;
• (h) a non-user autonomous drive state configured to control the at least one motor and rotate the at least one wheel;
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• said processor comprising a function configured to transition between states when said detected back EMF voltage reaches a pre-determined value;
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• said processor is further configured to control said motor in accordance with one or more pre-programmed motions resulting in a tactile response when said detected back EMF voltage reaches a pre-determined value.

A toy vehicle comprising:

• an electromechanical actuator configured to cause a motion of an element of said toy, said motion of said element further accessible for manipulation by a human to in turn rotate said electromechanical actuator;
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• a processor configured to detect a back electromotive force (“EMF”) voltage generated by the actuation of said electromechanical actuator due to the manual manipulation of the element in both a direction equal to a clockwise rotational direction of the electromechanical actuator and in a counterclockwise direction;
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• said processor being further configured to include at least two states;
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• said processor comprising a function configured to transition between states when said detected back EMF voltage reaches a pre-determined value;
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• said processor is further configured to control said motor in accordance with one or more pre-programmed motions resulting in a tactile response when said detected back EMF voltage reaches a pre-determined value.