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US 10,486,715 B2Granted
Control system for a vehicle
AssigneeProtean Electric Limited
InventorsTom Lucas, Andrew Whitehead, Mark Potter
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AssigneeProtean Electric Limited
InventorsTom Lucas, Andrew Whitehead, Mark Potter
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A control system for a vehicle having an electric motor for providing drive torque to at least one wheel of the vehicle, an internal combustion engine for providing drive torque to at least one wheel of the vehicle, a manual transmission unit having a user selectable gear ratio that includes at least one user selectable forward gear and/or reverse gear, and a clutch actuator, the control system comprising a controller arranged to have three user selectable modes of operation, wherein in a first mode of operation the controller is arranged to allow the clutch actuator to engage and disengage the internal combustion engine from the manual transmission unit based upon a user selection, wherein when the clutch actuator is arranged to engage the internal combustion engine with the manual transmission unit, torque generated by the internal combustion engine is applied to the at least one wheel, and the electric motor is arranged to provide drive torque to the at least one wheel of the vehicle based on whether the user has selected the at least one forward gear or the at least one reverse gear; and in a second mode of operation the controller is arranged to allow the clutch actuator to engage and disengage the internal combustion engine from the manual transmission unit based upon a user selection, and to prevent the electric motor from providing drive torque to the at least one wheel of the vehicle; and in a third mode of operation the controller is arranged to allow the electric motor to provide drive torque to the at least one wheel of the vehicle based on whether the user has selected the at least one forward gear or the at least one reverse gear and to configure the clutch actuator to disengage the internal combustion engine from the manual transmission unit.
A control system for a vehicle having an electric motor for providing drive torque to at least one wheel of the vehicle, an internal combustion engine for providing drive torque to at least one wheel of the vehicle, a manual transmission unit having at least one user selectable forward gear and/or reverse gear, and a clutch actuator, the control system comprising a controller arranged to have three user selectable modes of operation, wherein in a first mode of operation the controller is arranged to allow the clutch actuator to engage and disengage the internal combustion engine from the manual transmission unit based upon a user selection, wherein when the clutch actuator is arranged to engage the internal combustion engine with the manual transmission unit, torque generated by the internal combustion engine is applied to the at least one wheel, and the electric motor is arranged to provide drive torque to the at least one wheel of the vehicle based on whether the user has selected the at least one forward gear or the at least one reverse gear;
A control system according to 1, wherein the manual transmission unit includes a plurality of user selectable gear ratios, wherein, when the controller is in the third mode of operation, the controller is arranged to prevent a user selection of the first mode of operation or the second mode of operation if the speed of the vehicle exceeds a predetermined threshold value for a selected gear ratio.
A vehicle having an electric motor for providing drive torque to at least one wheel of the vehicle, an internal combustion engine for providing drive torque to at least one wheel of the vehicle, a manual transmission unit having at least one user selectable forward gear and/or reverse gear, a clutch actuator and a control system having an electric motor for providing drive torque to at least one wheel of the vehicle, an internal combustion engine for providing drive torque to at least one wheel of the vehicle, a manual transmission unit having at least one user selectable forward gear and/or reverse gear, and a clutch actuator, the control system comprising a controller arranged to have three user selectable modes of operation, wherein in a first mode of operation the controller is arranged to allow the clutch actuator to engage and disengage the internal combustion engine from the manual transmission unit based upon a user selection, wherein when the clutch actuator is arranged to engage the internal combustion engine with the manual transmission unit, torque generated by the internal combustion engine is applied to the at least one wheel, and the electric motor is arranged to provide drive torque to the at least one wheel of the vehicle based on whether the user has selected the at least one forward gear or the at least one reverse gear;
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