MODE SELECTION OF AN ELECTRICALLY MOTORIZED VEHICLE

• US 20160014252A1
• Filed: 04/03/2015
• Published: 01/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Superpedestrian IPCO LLC
• Original Assignee: Superpedestrian, Inc.
• Inventors: Biderman, Assaf, Stevens, Jon, Heinzmann, John David
• Granted Patent: US 10,259,311 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
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Abstract

A system, method and device for the operation of electrically motorized vehicles that can utilize an electrically motorized wheel to convert a non-motorized wheeled vehicle to an electrically motorized wheeled vehicle. The electrically motorized wheel can include a modular systems package with a motor, power supply, sensor system and control system that is operable to communicate locally and globally via various mobile devices. The control system for a device of an electrically motorized wheel includes an application module operable to execute a control algorithm that manages operation of the device.

Claims

1. A control system for a device of an electrically motorized wheel for converting a non-motorized vehicle to an electrically motorized vehicle via installation of the electrically motorized wheel, the system comprising:

an application module operable to execute a control algorithm that manages operation of the device; and

a boot loader module in communication with the application module, the boot loader module operable to update the application module in response to a validity of the application module.

2. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the application module and the boot loader module are in communication with a mobile device.

3. The system as recited in claim 2, wherein the communication with the mobile device is wireless.

4. The system as recited in claim 2, wherein the validity of the application module is determined based on the version of the application module currently installed.

5. The system as recited in claim 4, wherein the mobile device is in communication with a remote application data server to determine whether a version number of the application module is the most recent version.

6. The system as recited in claim 5, wherein the mobile device prompts a user in response to the application module not being the most recent version.

7. The system as recited in claim 6, wherein the user is not prompted when at least one of the following conditions is true:

battery charge on the mobile device is below a predetermined level, signal strength below a predetermined level, lack of a Wi-Fi connection, device state of charge is below a certain level, and device is not connected to a charger.

8. The system as recited in claim 6, wherein the mobile device downloads the most recent version of the application in response to a positive user response.

9. The system as recited in claim 8, wherein the mobile device will command the boot loader module to execute in response to a successful download of the most recent version of the application.

10. A method of updating a device of an electrically motorized wheel for converting a non-motorized vehicle to an electrically motorized vehicle via installation of the electrically motorized wheel, the method comprising:

updating an application module in response to an indication of the state of validity of the application module in response to start-up of the electrically motorized vehicle, the application module operable to execute a control algorithm that manages operation of the device of the electrically motorized vehicle.

11. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein updating the application module in response to the validity of the application module is initiated by a mobile device.

12. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein updating the application module in response to the validity of the application module is initiated by a user command.

13. The method as recited in claim 10, further comprising updating via a mobile device.

14. The method as recited in claim 13, further comprising providing communication between the mobile device and a remote server to determine whether a version number of the application module is the most recent version.

15. The method as recited in claim 10, further comprising prompting a user via the mobile device in response to the application module not being the most recent version

16. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein updating the application module includes encrypting the communication thereof.

17. A method for remote diagnosis of a device of an electrically motorized wheel for converting a non-motorized vehicle to an electrically motorized vehicle via installation of the electrically motorized wheel, the method comprising:

receiving operational data from a sensor system of the device; and

analyzing the operational data to determine if a diagnostic event has occurred.

18. The method as recited in claim 17, wherein the data includes acceleration data indicative of an impact.

19. The method as recited in claim 17, wherein the data includes temperature data associated with operation of an electric motor of the electrically motorized wheel.

20. The method as recited in claim 17, wherein the data includes temperature data associated with operation of a battery system of the electrically motorized wheel.

21. The method as recited in claim 17, further comprising receiving the data via a mobile device associated with the electrically motorized wheel.

22. The method as recited in claim 21, further comprising communicating the data via the mobile device at a predetermined frequency interval.

23. The method as recited in claim 17, wherein the data includes software and hardware version numbers for the electrically motorized wheel.

24. The method as recited in claim 17, wherein the data includes hazard indicators for the electrically motorized wheel.

25. The method as recited in claim 17, wherein the data includes system response data.

26. The method as recited in claim 17, wherein the data includes system fault data.

27. The method as recited in claim 17, wherein the data includes sensor data that is used for controlling the vehicle.

28. A method for remote diagnosis of a device for an electrically motorized wheel for converting a non-motorized vehicle to an electrically motorized vehicle via installation of the electrically motorized wheel, the method comprising:

receiving operational data from a sensor system of the device; and

analyzing the operational data to identify an event associated with operation of the device.

29. The method as recited in claim 28, wherein the data facilitates servicing of the device.

30. The method as recited in claim 28, further comprising receiving the data via a mobile device associated with the device.

31. The method as recited in claim 30, further comprising communicating the data via the mobile device in response to a service call.

32. The method as recited in claim 28, wherein the data includes software and hardware version numbers for the device.

33. The method as recited in claim 28, wherein the data includes hazard indicators for the electrically motorized wheel.

34. The method as recited in claim 28, wherein the data includes system response data.

35. The method as recited in claim 28, wherein the data includes system fault data.

36. The method as recited in claim 28, wherein the data includes sensor data that is used for controlling the vehicle.

37. The method as recited in claim 28, wherein analyzing the operational data to identify the event associated with operation of the electrically motorized wheel includes analyzing the operational data to determine if the event voids a warranty of the electrically motorized wheel.

38. The method as recited in claim 28, wherein analyzing the operational data to determine if the diagnostic event voids a warranty.

39. A method of controlling a device of an electrically motorized wheel for converting a non-motorized vehicle to an electrically motorized vehicle via installation of the electrically motorized wheel, the method comprising:

detecting a fault condition in the device of the electrically motorized wheel; and

controlling operation of at least one parameter of the device of the electrically motorized wheel in response to the fault.

40. The method as recited in claim 39, wherein the fault includes a discharge current above a predetermined value.

41. The method as recited in claim 39, wherein the fault includes a regeneration current above a predetermined value.

42. The method as recited in claim 39, wherein the fault includes a voltage above a predetermined value.

43. The method as recited in claim 39, wherein the fault includes a voltage below a predetermined value from motoring.

44. The method as recited in claim 39, wherein the fault includes a temperature above predetermined value.

45. The method as recited in claim 39, wherein detecting the fault includes running a battery current control algorithm and a battery voltage control algorithm

46. The method as recited in claim 45, further comprising determining which of a current control gain and a voltage control gain causes a more limiting condition.

47. The method as recited in claim 46, further comprising determining if the current control gain is less than a voltage control gain, determining an attenuation gain that is equal to the current control gain.

48. The method as recited in claim 47, further comprising determining if the current control gain is not less than a voltage control gain, determining an attenuation gain that is equal to the voltage control gain.

49. The method as recited in claim 39, wherein the device is an electric motor.