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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2002
Christopher E. Borroni-bird, Oakland Township, MI (US);
Adrian B. Chernoff, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Mohsen D. Shabana, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Robert Louis Vitale, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Bruce Edward Zemke, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Christopher E. Borroni-Bird, Oakland Township, MI (US);
Adrian B. Chernoff, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Mohsen D. Shabana, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Robert Louis Vitale, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Bruce Edward Zemke, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A wheel module is configured for use on a vehicle chassis. A drivable vehicle includes a wheel module operatively connected to a vehicle chassis. The wheel module includes at least one non-rotating structural unit, a rotatable wheel controllably connected to the structural unit, a vehicle attachment interface operatively connected to the non-rotating structural unit including a load-bearing vehicle retention coupling and a control signal receiver. The wheel module further includes chassis components including at least one of a brake system, steering system, motor and suspension system operatively connected to the non-rotating structural unit and to the wheel, and operatively connected to the control signal receiver for controlling the wheel in response to non-mechanical control signals received through the control signal receiver.