Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of Nasa

Nathan Fraser-Chanpong

Chunhao J Lee

Robert Louis Vitale

Raymond Guo

William J Bluethmann

Andrew D Dawson

Akinjide Akinyode

Thomas M Waligora

Ivan Spain

Ryan M Reed

Lucien Q Junkin

Eduardo Herrera

Ross Briant Winn

James Jonathan Rogers

Joshua M Figuered

Mason M Markee

A vehicle includes a chassis, a modular component, and a central operating system. The modular component is supported by the chassis. The central operating system includes a component control system, a primary master controller, and a secondary master controller. The component control system is configured for controlling the modular component. The primary and secondary master controllers are in operative communication with the component control system. The primary and secondary master controllers are configured to simultaneously transmit commands to the component control system. The component control system is configured to accept commands from the secondary master controller only when a fault occurs in the primary master controller.

Component control system for a vehicle

A multi-functional electric module (eModule) is provided for a vehicle having a chassis, a master controller, and a drive wheel having a propulsion-braking module. The eModule includes a steering control assembly, mounting bracket, propulsion control assembly, brake controller, housing, and control arm. The steering control assembly includes a steering motor controlled by steering controllers in response to control signals from the master controller. A mounting feature of the bracket connects to the chassis. The propulsion control assembly and brake controller are in communication with the propulsion-braking module. The control arm connects to the lower portion and contains elements of a suspension system, with the control arm being connectable to the drive wheel via a wheel input/output block. The controllers are responsive to the master controller to control a respective steering, propulsion, and braking function. The steering motor may have a dual-wound stator with windings controlled via the respective steering controllers.

Multi-functional electric module for a vehicle

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Houston, TX, United States of America

Nathan Fraser-Chanpong