US 11,866,117 B2
Motorcycle with virtual braking and virtual clutch
Andrew Alfred Knitt, Oconomowoc, WI (US); James Joseph Williams, Waterford, WI (US); Samuel Nicholas Reitinger, Wauwatosa, WI (US); and James Sadauckas, Driggs, ID (US)
Assigned to LiveWire EV, LLC, Milwaukee, WI (US)
Filed by LiveWire EV, LLC, Milwaukee, WI (US)
Filed on Jan. 16, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/745,162.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/793,127, filed on Jan. 16, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 20151983 (EP), filed on Jan. 15, 2020; and application No. 2020-004188 (JP), filed on Jan. 15, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2020/0231241 A1, Jul. 23, 2020
Int. Cl. B62K 11/00 (2006.01); B60L 7/10 (2006.01); B62M 7/04 (2006.01); H02P 3/06 (2006.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.01); B62L 3/02 (2006.01); B62L 3/04 (2006.01); B62K 23/04 (2006.01)
CPC B62K 11/00 (2013.01) [B60L 7/10 (2013.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.02); B62K 23/04 (2013.01); B62L 3/02 (2013.01); B62L 3/04 (2013.01); B62M 7/04 (2013.01); H02P 3/06 (2013.01); B60L 2200/12 (2013.01); B62K 2204/00 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising:
an electric motor;
a wheel drivably coupled to the electric motor to propel the vehicle;
a drive torque control movable between a first plurality of positions;
a regenerative brake control movable between a second plurality of positions; and
an electronic control unit configured to
detect a position of the drive torque control from the first plurality of positions,
map the detected position of the drive torque control to a requested driving torque,
detect a position of the regenerative brake control from the second plurality of positions,
map the position of the regenerative brake control to a requested braking torque,
sum the requested driving torque and the requested braking torque to determine a torque command, and
transmit the torque command to the electric motor.