Patent ID: 9409578
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: A01D,B60K,B60L,B60W,H04L,Y02T,Y10S

Claim Text:
1. A control system for an electric drive system of a vehicle having at least one electric drive motor in communication with a driven wheel mounted on an axle of the vehicle, and an accelerator capable of causing generation of an accelerator input signal, the control system comprising: a motor speed sensor configured to detect a speed, a change in acceleration, and a rotation of the at least one electric drive motor to provide a drive motor speed signal; a drive controller in communication with the at least one electric drive motor to facilitate adjustment thereto based on either or both of the accelerator input signal and the drive motor speed signal, wherein the drive controller is configured to adjust the speed of the at least one electric drive motor when a desired speed indicated by the accelerator input signal does not match the speed of the at least one electric drive motor indicated by the drive motor speed signal; and an auxiliary controller in communication with at least one electric auxiliary motor and the drive controller to facilitate adjustment of the at least one electric auxiliary motor.