Method and Apparatus for Adjusting Suspension Stiffness and Distributing Battery Weight in an Electric Vehicle to Mimic Internal Combustion Engine Vehicle Engine Placement
OwnerVincent Loccisanoinventor
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Abstract
A method and apparatus enables modifying the electronic controls of an EV to mimic the sensory experience of driving a specific ICE performance vehicle. Modern EVs have greatly engineered vehicle dynamics, including highly customizable and tunable shock absorbers, roll bars, and dampers that have adjustable settings for caster, camber, and ride height. Further adjusting the location of the battery platform enables an experience mimicking the feel of specific ICE performance vehicles.
Claims21
An electric vehicle chassis comprising:
- a battery compartment movably engaged with a track;
- and
- said track fixedly engaged with a frame of said electric vehicle;
- wherein
- said battery compartment may be moved from front, to mid, to rear of the electric vehicle to mimic the effect of a front-engine, mid-engine, and rear-engine vehicle performance.
An electric vehicle chassis comprising:
- electronically adjustable shock absorbers in the suspension assembly of the electric vehicle;
- wherein
- said shock absorbers may be adjusted to stiffen or loosen movement of each shock absorber to mimic the road feel of an ICE performance vehicle.
A method for modifying vehicle dynamics of an electric vehicle configured to mimic an internal-combustion-engine vehicle, the method comprising:
- providing a referenced internal-combustion-vehicle dynamic definition;
- and
- providing a baseline electric-vehicle dynamics definition;
- and
- modifying the electric-vehicle baseline vehicle-dynamics definition to match an internal-combustion-engine-vehicle dynamics definition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.