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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2019
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Joshua D. Payne, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Nathan C. Westover, New Hudson, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to improving propulsion of a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes, in response to detecting a change in a wheel configuration associated with modifying an arrangement of hub motors that are selectively attachable on wheels of the vehicle, identifying attributes of the hub motors coupled with the wheels of the vehicle. The hub motors are structured to be attached to the wheels of the vehicle without removing the wheels from the vehicle. The method includes determining properties of the hub motors according to the attributes and the wheel configuration. Further, the method includes managing electrical power delivery to the hub motors to propel the vehicle according to the properties.