Handlebar control system
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1. A handlebar control system for a machine, the system comprising:
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a plurality of user actuated devices coupled to the controller;
an electronic control device;
a first connector having terminals coupling the controller to machine power and a network bus; and
a second connector coupling the controller and the electronic control device,wherein the controller continuously transmits a status of at least one of the plurality of user actuated devices over the network bus to a control module of the machine.
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Abstract
A handlebar control system for a motorcycle. The system includes a controller, a network interface, a plurality of user actuated devices coupled to the controller, an electronic switch coupled to the controller, a first connector having terminals linking to motorcycle power and a network bus, and a second connector coupled to a device external to the control system.
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19 Claims
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1. A handlebar control system for a machine, the system comprising:
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a controller; a plurality of user actuated devices coupled to the controller; an electronic control device; a first connector having terminals coupling the controller to machine power and a network bus; and a second connector coupling the controller and the electronic control device, wherein the controller continuously transmits a status of at least one of the plurality of user actuated devices over the network bus to a control module of the machine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A handlebar control system, comprising:
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a first handlebar controller including a controller, a network interface coupled to the controller, a plurality of user-actuated devices coupled to the controller, an electronic control device coupled to the controller, a first connector having terminals coupled to machine power and a network bus, the first connector coupled to the network interface, and a second connector coupled to the electronic control device; and a second handlebar controller including a second controller, a second network interface coupled to the second controller, a second plurality of user-actuated devices coupled to the second controller, a second electronic control device coupled to the second controller, a third connector having terminals coupled to machine power and the network bus, the third connector coupled to the second network interface, and a fourth connector coupled to the second electronic control device, wherein the controller sends a status of the plurality of devices to a machine control module via the network interface and the second controller sends a status of the second plurality of devices to the machine control module via the second network interface. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A handlebar control system for a machine, the system comprising:
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a controller; a plurality of user-actuated devices coupled to the controller; an electronic control device; a first connector having terminals coupling the controller to machine power and a network bus; and a second connector coupling the controller to the electronic control device, wherein the first connector includes a first terminal for supplying power to the controller, a second terminal for coupling the controller to ground, a third terminal for coupling the controller to a first network bus line, a fourth terminal for coupling the controller to a second network bus line, and a fifth terminal for coupling a redundant output of the controller to a machine control module.
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18. A handlebar control system, comprising:
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a first handlebar controller including a controller, a plurality of user-actuated devices coupled to the controller, an electronic control device, a first connector having terminals coupling the controller to machine power and a network bus, and a second connector coupling the controller to the electronic control device; and a second handlebar controller including a second controller, a second plurality of user-actuated devices coupled to the second controller, a second electronic control device, a third connector having terminals coupling the controller to machine power and the network bus, and a fourth connector coupling the second controller to the second electronic control device, wherein the electronic control device includes a left turn-signal switch and the second electronic control device includes a right turn-signal switch.
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19. A handlebar control system for a machine, the system comprising:
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a controller; a user-actuated device coupled to the controller; an electronic control device; a first connector having terminals coupling the controller to machine power and a network bus; and a second connector coupling the controller to the electronic control device, wherein the controller drives the electronic control device based on a status of the user-actuated device and sends the status of the user-actuated device to a machine control module via the network bus.
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