Vehicle Control Systems And Methods

The vehicle control system of claim, 1 further comprising:

• a second control member operatively engaged with the steering input member;
• a second steering link coupled to the second control member and to a steering system for a second steered wheel;
• and
• a second integration link coupled to the second control member and to a control system for a second drive unit.

A vehicle control system comprising:

• a steering input member;
• a first control member operatively engaged with the steering input member;
• a first steering link coupled to the first control member and to a steering system for a first steered wheel;
• a first speed input member coupled to a speed control device;
• and
• a first integration link coupling the first control member to the first speed input member, the first integration link also being coupled to a control mechanism for a first drive unit;
• the vehicle control system being configured such that a steering input received through the steering input member is transferred through the steering input member to the first control member, then through the first control member to the steering system and through the first integration link to the first speed input member, which can then transfer a speed input received from the speed control device through the first integration link and to the first drive unit as a driving and steering signal.

A vehicle control system comprising:

• a pair of integration links, each integration link having a slot that is straight over substantially all of the length of the slot, and each integration link being configured to:
• lie in a plane parallel to any flat surface on which a vehicle that incorporates the steering control system is used;
• and
• transmit a drive signal that is a product of any received steering input and any received speed input.