Controller for a light electric vehicle
AssigneeNeutron Holdings, Inc.
InventorsJoshua Caleb Chadwick, Shuli Liu, Yu Jie Ong, Nicholas Foley
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Abstract
The present disclosure describes a controller for a light electric vehicle. The controller may include a user interface that includes one or more visual indicators and selectable buttons. The visual indicators may be used to convey various status indicators and/or alerts to an individual that is riding the light electric vehicle. The selectable buttons may be used to alter an operating state of the light electric vehicle and/or to provide operating status information about the light electric vehicle.
Claims12
A controller for a light electric vehicle, comprising:
- a set of visual indicators, each visual indicator of the set of visual indicators being selectively illuminated in a particular color based, at least in part, on an operating condition of the light electric vehicle, wherein the set of visual indicators comprises an incentive indicator, indicating an incentive to perform a particular action;
- a light bar that is selectively illuminated based, at least in part, on an operating state or an operating condition of the light electric vehicle;
- a messaging portion that provides additional information associated with one or more of the set of visual indicators or the light bar;
- and
- one or more communication channels configured to communicate with a vehicle management system and receive an instruction to illuminate the light bar to provide a reserved visual indicator.
A system, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- a memory coupled to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, perform operations, comprising:
- receiving light electric vehicle information from a light electric vehicle:
- analyzing the light electric vehicle information to determine an operating state or an operating condition of the light electric vehicle;
- providing one or more instructions to a controller attached to the light electric vehicle, the controller comprising:
- one or more selectively illuminated visual indicators and a selectively illuminated light bar, and
- one or more communication channels configured to communicate with a vehicle management system and receive an instruction to illuminate the light bar to provide a reserved visual indicator;
- and
- causing the controller to illuminate at least one of the one or more visual indicators and the light bar in a particular color, the color being selected based, at least in part, on the received light electric vehicle information and the instruction, wherein the one or more selectively illuminated visual indicators comprises an incentive indicator, indicating an incentive to perform a particular action.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.