Control user interface for a powersports vehicle
AssigneeWarn Industries, Inc.
InventorsBryan Averill, Darren Fretz, Kevin Talmadge, Ian Wendler
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for adjusting operation of multiple accessories of a vehicle using a single control user interface in communication with a single modular accessory controller of the vehicle. In one example, a system may include a modular accessory controller for a vehicle electrically coupled to a battery and two or more accessories of the vehicle and a control interface in communication with the modular accessory controller and including a plurality of buttons for providing user input for operating each of the two or more accessories of the vehicle.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a modular accessory controller for a vehicle electrically coupled to a battery and two or more accessories of the vehicle;
- and
- a control interface in communication with the modular accessory controller and including a plurality of buttons for providing user input for operating each of the two or more accessories of the vehicle.
A method, comprising:
- at a modular accessory controller of a powersports vehicle:
- receiving a plurality of user inputs via a single control interface for adjusting operation of each of a winch and one or more accessories coupled to the powersports vehicle, the single control interface in communication with the modular accessory controller and removably coupled to the vehicle;
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- sending a signal to each of the winch and the one or more accessories to adjust winch and accessory operation based on the received plurality of user inputs.
A control interface for a vehicle, comprising:
- a button pad removably coupled to an interface mount coupled to one or more of the vehicle or a user of the vehicle, the button pad including a plurality of buttons selectable by the user from a riding position in the vehicle to adjust operation of a winch and one or more accessories coupled to the vehicle;
- a microcontroller adapted to generate a user interface at a display screen of the control interface, the user interface providing feedback to the user based on a selection of one or more of the plurality of buttons;
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- a radio module in wireless communication with a control module controlling operation of the winch and the one or more accessories.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.