Mode selection of an electrically motorized vehicle
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1. A method of controlling an electric bicycle, the method comprising:
- detecting a plurality of user input parameters indicative of a user input applied to a drive unit of the electric bicycle to propel the electric bicycle to obtain user input data;
detecting a parameter indicative of an operational state of the electric bicycle to obtain operational state data;
processing the user input data and the operational state data to obtain a blended control data structure that scales a first factor corresponding to a first parameter of the plurality of user input parameters indicative of user input applied to the drive unit relative to a second factor corresponding to the operational state data; and
controlling operation of an electric motor of the electric bicycle in response to the blended control data structure.
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Abstract
A system, method, and device for operations of an electrically motorized vehicle. The vehicle can utilize an electrically motorized wheel to convert a non-motorized wheeled vehicle to an electrically motorized wheeled vehicle. A control system for the device of the electrically motorized wheel can include 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.
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1. A method of controlling an electric bicycle, the method comprising:
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detecting a plurality of user input parameters indicative of a user input applied to a drive unit of the electric bicycle to propel the electric bicycle to obtain user input data; detecting a parameter indicative of an operational state of the electric bicycle to obtain operational state data; processing the user input data and the operational state data to obtain a blended control data structure that scales a first factor corresponding to a first parameter of the plurality of user input parameters indicative of user input applied to the drive unit relative to a second factor corresponding to the operational state data; and controlling operation of an electric motor of the electric bicycle in response to the blended control data structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An electric bicycle, the electric bicycle comprising:
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a sensor system mounted to the electric bicycle, the sensor system operable to detect a plurality of user input parameters indicative of a user input applied to a drive unit of the electric bicycle to propel the electric bicycle and an operational state data of the electric bicycle; a processor for obtaining a blended control data structure that scales a first factor corresponding to a first parameter of the plurality of user input parameters indicative of user input to the drive unit relative to a second factor corresponding to the operational state data; and a control system operable to control an amount of assistance and resistance provided by an electric motor of the electric bicycle in response to the blended control data structure. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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