Modular Controller
OwnerEdison Hudsoninventor
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Abstract
A portable network for connecting and utilizing functional modules to create an upgradable and reconfigurable device for controlling a remote vehicle. The portable network connects a processor configured to control a remote vehicle with recesses configured to receive functional modules.
Claims20
A portable network for connecting and utilizing functional modules to create an upgradable and reconfigurable device for controlling a remote vehicle, the portable network connecting a processor configured to control a remote vehicle with recesses configured to receive functional modules.
A portable modular system comprising:
- a frame including a processor, a network backplane, a display, one or more input devices, and recesses configured to receive functional modules,
- wherein a communication device is included in the frame or connectable to the frame, and
- wherein the network backplane connects the processor and the functional modules, allowing at least one of the processor and the functional modules to control a remote vehicle via the display, the input devices, and the communication device.
A portable device for controlling a remote vehicle, the device comprising:
- input devices configured to allow the user to input controls for the remote vehicle;
- a display configured to display data regarding the remote vehicle to the user;
- a communication device for exchanging data between the user and the remote vehicle;
- an onboard processor configured for controlling the remote vehicle;
- a network backplane;
- and
- recesses configured to receive functional modules that allow upgrading and reconfiguring of the device, functional modules inserted into the recesses being connected to at least one other element of the frame via the network backplane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.