Control system for a electrical vehicle
First Claim
1. An on-board vehicle control system for controlling functionality of an electrically powered vehicle, the control system comprisinga plurality of replaceable control modules in electronic communication and configured to cooperatively provide for safe control of the electrically powered vehicle when networked,each of said control modules programmed to implement a specific control function for the vehicle and having first memory for storing data, said data including control settings applicable to an individual user for implementing said control function,said system further comprising at least one second memory for storing data, said data including control settings applicable to an individual user for implementing each said control function,wherein said data including control settings applicable to an individual user is recorded to said second memory from said control modules such that in the event of failure of an individual control module, the failed control module is replaceable with a replacement control module and data for implementing the control function of the replacement control module is transferred thereto from the second memory,wherein the replacement control module is configured to enable continued safe operation of the electrically powered vehicle.
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Abstract
A control system for controlling the functionality of an electrically powered vehicle is described. The control system comprises a plurality of control modules in electronic communication with each of the control modules being programmed to implement a specific control function for the vehicle. The control modules comprise a first memory for storing data for implementing the control function, and the system further comprises at least one second memory for storing data for implementing each control function of the separate modules, wherein the data can be recorded to the second memory from the control modules.
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1. An on-board vehicle control system for controlling functionality of an electrically powered vehicle, the control system comprising
a plurality of replaceable control modules in electronic communication and configured to cooperatively provide for safe control of the electrically powered vehicle when networked, each of said control modules programmed to implement a specific control function for the vehicle and having first memory for storing data, said data including control settings applicable to an individual user for implementing said control function, said system further comprising at least one second memory for storing data, said data including control settings applicable to an individual user for implementing each said control function, wherein said data including control settings applicable to an individual user is recorded to said second memory from said control modules such that in the event of failure of an individual control module, the failed control module is replaceable with a replacement control module and data for implementing the control function of the replacement control module is transferred thereto from the second memory, wherein the replacement control module is configured to enable continued safe operation of the electrically powered vehicle.
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