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US 10,807,600 B2Granted
Vehicle and vehicle emulator
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsDale F. Jordan, III, Fernando Villavicencio, Brendan Jenkins, Dominic Gelfuso
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a vehicle subsystem, a user interface, and a controller. The user interface is configured to display a plurality of selectable vehicle models. The controller is programmed to, in response to a selection of a particular vehicle model, adjust a parameter of the subsystem to emulate a corresponding subsystem parameter of the particular vehicle model.
Claims18
A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle subsystem;
- a user interface configured to display a plurality of selectable vehicle models:
- wheels configured to move the vehicle between various locations;
- a controller programmed to, in response to a selection of a particular vehicle model, adjust a parameter of the subsystem to emulate a corresponding subsystem parameter of the particular vehicle model;
- wherein the subsystem is an electric machine configured to generate torque within a powertrain of the vehicle, the parameter is a commanded electric machine torque, and the corresponding subsystem parameter is an engine torque profile of the particular vehicle model;
- and
- wherein the controller is further programmed to, in response to the engine torque profile exceeding a torque output limit of the electric machine, adjust the electric machine torque to emulate a scaled version of the engine torque profile that does not exceed the torque output limit of the electric machine.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle subsystem;
- a user interface configured to display a plurality of selectable engine models;
- and
- wheels configured to move the vehicle between various locations;
- a controller programmed to, in response to a selection of a particular engine model, adjust a parameter of the subsystem to emulate a corresponding subsystem parameter of the particular engine model;
- wherein the subsystem is an electric machine configured to generate torque within a powertrain of the vehicle, the parameter is a commanded electric machine torque, and the corresponding subsystem parameter is an engine torque profile of the particular vehicle model;
- and
- wherein the controller is further programmed to, in response to the engine torque profile exceeding a torque output limit of the electric machine, adjust the electric machine torque to emulate a scaled version of the engine torque profile that does not exceed the torque output limit of the electric machine.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle subsystem;
- a user interface configured to display a plurality of selectable vehicle models;
- wheels configured to move the vehicle between various locations;
- an emulator programmed to, in response to a selection of a particular vehicle model, adjust a parameter of the subsystem to emulate a corresponding subsystem parameter of the particular vehicle model;
- wherein the subsystem is an electric machine configured to generate torque within a powertrain of the vehicle, the parameter is a commanded electric machine torque, and the corresponding subsystem parameter is an engine torque profile of the particular vehicle model;
- and
- wherein the emulator is further programmed to, in response to the engine torque profile exceeding a torque output limit of the electric machine, adjust the electric machine torque to emulate a scaled version of the engine torque profile that does not exceed the torque output limit of the electric machine.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.