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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2021
Hydro-gear Limited Partnership, Sullivan, IL (US);
Alyn G. Brown, Indianapolis, IN (US);
K. Mike McCoy, Avon, IN (US);
Gregory Barton Moebs, Avon, IN (US);
Gregory E. Arends, Fishers, IN (US);
Damon J. Hoyda, McCordsville, IN (US);
Jesse L. Probst, Strasburg, IL (US);
Joseph Hamilton, Ashburn, VA (US);
Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership, Sullivan, IL (US);
Abstract
A drive and control system for a utility vehicle includes a CAN-Bus network and a vehicle control module operable to communicate signals to and from one or more components via the CAN-Bus network. The system includes first and second electric actuators with first and second electronic drive modules, respectively. The system includes a steering and drive input device and a steering and drive sensor module operable to post on the CAN-Bus network a steering and drive input command. The vehicle control module processes the steering and drive input command and post on the CAN-Bus network a steering and drive output command. The first and second electronic drive modules process and convert the steering and drive output command to appropriate first and second actuator commands to drive the first and second electric actuators to obtain the desired speed and direction of motion of the utility vehicle.