Patent ID: 8983704
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: B60L,B60W,B62J,B62M,G01S,G06F,H04W,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A dynamically configurable electric bicycle propulsion system comprising: an electric motor that converts stored electrical power into rotational motion for rotating a wheel of a bicycle; and an electric bicycle computing unit electrically coupled with the motor to control a performance characteristic of the motor, wherein the electric bicycle computing unit communicates electronically with a mobile computing device comprising a geolocation system to determine a current geographic location of the bicycle, wherein a jurisdictional limit related to the performance characteristic is determined by accessing an electronic regulations database using a query based on the current geographic location of the bicycle determined by the mobile computing device, wherein the electric bicycle computing unit limits the performance characteristic of the motor such that the performance characteristic complies with the jurisdictional limit, and wherein the performance characteristic comprises a power output of the motor and the jurisdictional limit defines a maximum power output allowed in the current geographic location.