POWER TRAIN CONTROLLER AND ASSOCIATED MEMORY DEVICE
First Claim
1. A power train subsystem for a motorized vehicle, comprising:
- a power train component to drive a drive assembly,a controller coupled to the power train component to control operation of the power train component, anda memory device comprising a boot code executed by the controller to define an operating environment, application software to provide the controller with commands to control the power train component, standard calibration parameters which configure the controller and power train component for a range of vehicular applications, and custom calibration parameters which configure the controller and power train component for a particular vehicular application of the range of vehicular applications.
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Abstract
A power train subsystem for a motorized vehicle and methods of programming such power train controllers of the power train subsystem are disclosed. The power train subsystem may include a power train component, a controller, and a memory device. The controller may be coupled to the power train component to control operation of the power train component. The memory device may include boot code, application software, standard calibration parameters, and custom calibration parameters. The boot code provides an environment upon which the application software executes per the standard calibration parameters and custom calibration parameters. The standard calibration provides parameters which configure the controller for a range of vehicular applications. The custom calibration parameters provide parameters which configure the controller for a particular vehicular application in the range of vehicular applications.
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19 Claims
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1. A power train subsystem for a motorized vehicle, comprising:
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a power train component to drive a drive assembly, a controller coupled to the power train component to control operation of the power train component, and a memory device comprising a boot code executed by the controller to define an operating environment, application software to provide the controller with commands to control the power train component, standard calibration parameters which configure the controller and power train component for a range of vehicular applications, and custom calibration parameters which configure the controller and power train component for a particular vehicular application of the range of vehicular applications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of customizing a transmission for a particular vehicular application, comprising
programming a transmission control module to obtain a partially programmed control module comprising standard calibration parameters that configure the transmission control module and transmission for a range of applications of the transmission, and programming the partially programmed transmission control module to obtain a programmed transmission control module that includes custom calibration parameters that configure the transmission control module and the transmission for the particular vehicular application.
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18. A method of customizing transmissions for vehicular applications, comprising
programming a plurality of transmission control modules to obtain a plurality of partially programmed control modules that each comprise standard calibration parameters that configure the plurality of transmission control modules for a range of vehicular applications of a transmission, and providing a customer with a partially programmed transmission control module of the plurality of partially programmed control modules to permit the customer to program the partially programmed transmission control modules for a particular vehicular application of the transmission.
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