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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2024
Parker-hannifin Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Mark Calahan, Sebastopol, CA (US);
Kyle J. Merrill, Chuckey, TN (US);
Alyn G. Brown, Nashville, IN (US);
Todd A. Link, Gray, TN (US);
Jason S. Richardson, Chuckey, TN (US);
Randall D. Thompson, Lancaster, SC (US);
Parker-Hannifin Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
An example vehicle includes: at least one electric motor that propels the vehicle; at least one drive motor controller that controls the at least one electric motor to propel the vehicle; and a plurality of inertial measurement unit (IMU) modules coupled to various locations on the vehicle including the at least one drive motor controller or the at least one electric motor, wherein the plurality of IMU modules provide sensor information indicative of one or more of heading, acceleration, or orientation of the vehicle, wherein the at least one drive motor controller receives the sensor information from the plurality of IMU modules, and responsively adjusts operation of the at least one electric motor based on the sensor information.