Modular vehicle system having engine unit and mower unit for communication therewith
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1. A modular vehicle, the modular vehicle comprising:
- an engine unit associated with vehicular electronics;
a mower unit mechanically connected to the engine unit, the mower unit associated with mower electronics;
a communications link between the vehicular electronics and the mower electronics supports the communication of status data associated with the mower unit, where the communications link comprises a transmission line;
a status signal associated with the transmission line indicating whether the mower unit is coupled or decoupled to the engine unit;
a controller is programmed to stop an operation or activity of the mower unit in response to detection of a deficient communication channel associated with the communications link.
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Abstract
A modular vehicle system comprises an engine unit and an engine management controller associated with the engine unit. A throttle actuator is associated with the engine management controller to control a throttle setting of an engine unit. A mower unit is associated with mower electronics. A blade clutch actuator activates or deactivates a cutting blade of the mower unit. A transmission line supports communications between the engine management controller and the mower electronics to support remote control mowing or unmanned mowing activities.
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1. A modular vehicle, the modular vehicle comprising:
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an engine unit associated with vehicular electronics; a mower unit mechanically connected to the engine unit, the mower unit associated with mower electronics; a communications link between the vehicular electronics and the mower electronics supports the communication of status data associated with the mower unit, where the communications link comprises a transmission line;
a status signal associated with the transmission line indicating whether the mower unit is coupled or decoupled to the engine unit;a controller is programmed to stop an operation or activity of the mower unit in response to detection of a deficient communication channel associated with the communications link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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