Patent ID: 8282440

Claim:
A method for controlling the speed of a model vehicle comprising: a user selecting a first profile of a plurality of profiles by holding down a button on a model vehicle for a first time period; while the first profile is selected: the user setting a throttle on a transmitter to a maximum forward throttle setting; in response to the maximum forward throttle setting and the selection of the first profile, an electronic speed control device causing a battery to apply a maximum magnitude of average power to a motor of the model vehicle; the user setting the throttle to a one-half forward throttle setting; in response to the one-half forward throttle setting and the selection of the first profile, the electronic speed control device causing the battery to apply one-half of the maximum magnitude of average power to the motor; the user setting the throttle to a maximum reverse throttle setting; in response to the maximum reverse throttle setting and the selection of the first profile, the electronic speed control device causing the battery to apply the maximum magnitude of average power to the motor; the user setting the throttle to a one-half reverse throttle setting; in response to the one-half reverse throttle setting and the selection of the first profile, the electronic speed control device causing the battery to apply one-half of the maximum magnitude of average power to the motor; the user selecting a second profile of the plurality of profiles by holding down the button on the model vehicle for a second time period; while the second profile is selected: the user setting the throttle to the maximum forward throttle setting; in response to the maximum forward throttle setting and the selection of the second profile, the electronic speed control device causing the battery to apply one-half of the maximum magnitude of average power to the motor; the user setting the throttle to the one-half forward throttle setting; in response to the one-half forward throttle setting and the selection of the second profile, the electronic speed control device causing the battery to apply one-fourth of the maximum magnitude of average power to the motor; the user setting the throttle to the maximum reverse throttle setting; in response to the maximum reverse throttle setting and the selection of the second profile, the electronic speed control device causing the battery to apply one-half of the maximum magnitude of average power to the motor; the user setting the throttle to the one-half reverse throttle setting; in response to the one-half reverse throttle setting and the selection of the second profile, the electronic speed control device causing the battery to apply one-fourth of the maximum magnitude of average power to the motor.