Patent ID: 8100240

Claim:
A control system for a vehicle comprising: a first clutch assembly having an active state for transmitting rotational energy and an inactive state for not transmitting rotational energy; a generator having a generator shaft associated with the first clutch assembly; a second clutch assembly having an active state for transmitting rotational energy and an inactive state for not transmitting rotational energy; a transmission having a transmission shaft associated with the second clutch assembly; a third clutch assembly having an active state for transmitting rotational energy and an inactive state for not transmitting rotational energy; an engine having an engine shaft associated with the third clutch assembly; and a controller for establishing an operational mode of the vehicle by controlling states of the first clutch assembly, the second clutch assembly, and the third clutch assembly using control data, wherein the control data is inputted by a user of the vehicle via a user interface coupled to the controller to control a state of at least one of the first clutch assembly, the second clutch assembly, and the third clutch assembly, and wherein the user interface receives the control data from the user to select the operational mode of the vehicle.