Controller and methods of controlling a personal electric motorized vehicle based on a weight of an operator
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1. A personal electric motorized vehicle comprising:
- a plurality of wheels;
a seat for supporting an operator;
an electric motor adapted to drive the plurality of wheels;
a weight determination device adapted to determine a weight of the operator; and
a controller in communication with the weight determination device and adapted to control operation of the electric motor based on the weight of the operator, wherein the controller controls at least one of a top speed of the electric motor, an acceleration rate of the electric motor, and a deceleration rate of the electric motor.
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Abstract
A personal electric motorized vehicle, a controller for controlling operation of the vehicle, and methods of controlling the vehicle are provided. The vehicle may include a weight determination device for determining a weight of an operator and a controller for controlling operation of the vehicle based on the weight of the operator. A method of controlling the vehicle may include determining a weight of an operator, communicating the weight to a controller, and controlling operation of the vehicle with the controller based on the weight of the operator.
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36 Claims
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1. A personal electric motorized vehicle comprising:
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a plurality of wheels; a seat for supporting an operator; an electric motor adapted to drive the plurality of wheels; a weight determination device adapted to determine a weight of the operator; and a controller in communication with the weight determination device and adapted to control operation of the electric motor based on the weight of the operator, wherein the controller controls at least one of a top speed of the electric motor, an acceleration rate of the electric motor, and a deceleration rate of the electric motor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A personal electric motorized vehicle comprising:
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a plurality of wheels; a seat for supporting an operator; an electric motor adapted to drive the plurality of wheels; a weight determination device adapted to determine a weight of the operator; and a controller in communication with the weight determination device and adapted to control operation of the personal electric motorized vehicle based on the weight of the operator, wherein the weight determination device is adapted to receive at least one performance characteristic from the personal electric motorized vehicle and determine a weight of an operator based on the at least one performance characteristic received from the personal electric motorized vehicle.
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29. A method of controlling a personal electric motorized vehicle, the method comprising:
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determining a weight of an operator of the personal electric motorized vehicle; communicating the weight of the operator to a controller; and controlling operation of the electric motor with the controller based on the weight of the operator, wherein the controller controls at least one of a top speed of the electric motor, an acceleration rate of the electric motor, and a deceleration rate of the electric motor. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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