ELECTRIC GOLF CART
First Claim
1. An electric golf cart adapted for use on a course of golf links, the electric golf cart being powered by a motor that is supplied with electric power from a battery, the electric golf cart comprising:
- a travel distance calculator that is adapted to calculate a travel distance over which the electric golf cart has traveled;
memory adapted to store pre-generated mapping data defining a relationship between the travel distance of the electric golf cart and a number of rounds that the electric golf cart has traveled;
a discharge calculating component that is adapted to calculate a battery discharge; and
a discharge-per-unit-round calculator that is adapted to calculate a discharge-per-round of the battery based on the battery discharge obtained by the discharge calculator and a number of rounds the electric golf cart has traveled, which is calculated based on the travel distance obtained by the travel distance calculator and the pre-generated mapping data.
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Abstract
An electric golf cart that repeatedly travels around a given course of golf links is powered by a driving motor supplied with electric power from a driving battery. The electric golf cart is provided with a travel distance integrating unit, a memory, a battery charge and discharge integrating unit, and a discharge-per-course calculating unit. Mapping data is stored in the memory, which mapping data defines the relationship between the distance that the electric golf cart travels and the number of rounds that the electric golf cart has traveled. The number of rounds that the electric golf cart has traveled is calculated by the discharge-per-course calculating unit based on the travel distance obtained by the travel distance integrating unit along with the mapping data. Then, the number of rounds obtained and the discharge calculated by the battery charge and discharge integrating unit are utilized to identify the discharge of the driving battery per course.
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1. An electric golf cart adapted for use on a course of golf links, the electric golf cart being powered by a motor that is supplied with electric power from a battery, the electric golf cart comprising:
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a travel distance calculator that is adapted to calculate a travel distance over which the electric golf cart has traveled; memory adapted to store pre-generated mapping data defining a relationship between the travel distance of the electric golf cart and a number of rounds that the electric golf cart has traveled; a discharge calculating component that is adapted to calculate a battery discharge; and a discharge-per-unit-round calculator that is adapted to calculate a discharge-per-round of the battery based on the battery discharge obtained by the discharge calculator and a number of rounds the electric golf cart has traveled, which is calculated based on the travel distance obtained by the travel distance calculator and the pre-generated mapping data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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