Deployable quad vehicle

A method of operating an electric quad vehicle, comprising:

• controlling actuators located at a central hub to extend a respective leg segment coupled to a respective wheel downward and outward from the central hub;
• generating control signals to drive a forward pair of the drive motors in a forward direction and a rear pair of the drive motors in a reverse direction to extend a respective joint between the respective leg segment and the respective wheel;
• receiving input signals from rider controls indicating a relative acceleration amount and a relative steering amount;
• generating control signals for each of four drive motors based on at least the input signals;
• and
• controlling a power output to each of the four drive motors according to the respective control signal.

A vehicle control system for an electric quad vehicle comprising:

• a memory;
• a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and configured to:
• control actuators located at a central hub to extend a respective leg segment coupled to a respective wheel downward and outward from the central hub;
• generate control signals to drive a forward pair of the drive motors in a forward direction and a rear pair of the drive motors in a reverse direction to extend a respective joint between the respective leg segment and the respective wheel;
• receive input signals from a rider indicating a relative acceleration amount and a relative steering amount;
• generate control signals for each of four drive motors based on at least the input signals;
• and
• control a power output to each of the four drive motors according to the respective control signal.