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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2013
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
The United States of America As Represented BY the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC (US);
William J. Bluethmann, Houston, TX (US);
Thomas M. Waligora, Houston, TX (US);
Nathan Fraser-Chanpong, Houston, TX (US);
Ryan Reed, Houston, TX (US);
Akinjide Akinniyi Akinyode, Houston, TX (US);
Ivan Spain, Pearland, TX (US);
Andrew D. Dawson, League City, TX (US);
Joshua M. Figuered, Houston, TX (US);
Eduardo Herrera, Houston, TX (US);
Mason M. Markee, Houston, TX (US);
Robert L. Vitale, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Chunhao J. Lee, Troy, MI (US);
Lucien Q. Junkin, Houston, TX (US);
Ross Briant Winn, Houston, TX (US);
James Jonathan Rogers, League City, TX (US);
Raymond Guo, Seabrook, TX (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
The United States of America As Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
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.