US 12,240,353 B2
Controlling regenerative braking to reduce skidding of a vehicle
Russell William King, Evans, GA (US); and Kevin Douglas Grove, McCormick, SC (US)
Assigned to Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US)
Filed by Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US)
Filed on Apr. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/140,859.
Application 18/140,859 is a continuation of application No. 16/731,360, filed on Dec. 31, 2019, granted, now 11,673,474.
Prior Publication US 2023/0256831 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
Int. Cl. B60L 7/18 (2006.01); B60L 7/14 (2006.01); B60L 3/10 (2006.01)
CPC B60L 7/18 (2013.01) [B60L 7/14 (2013.01); B60L 3/108 (2013.01); B60L 2200/22 (2013.01); B60L 2240/32 (2013.01); B60L 2250/26 (2013.01); B60T 2270/613 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of providing power-limiting regenerative braking to a utility vehicle, the method comprising:
detecting that the utility vehicle is moving in a forward direction at a first speed;
applying a first regenerative braking power level to the utility vehicle in response to detecting that the utility vehicle is moving in the forward direction at the first speed;
detecting that the utility vehicle is moving in the forward direction at a second speed which is less than the first speed; and
applying a second regenerative braking power level to the utility vehicle in response to detecting that the utility vehicle is moving in the forward direction at the second speed, the second regenerative braking power level being lower than the first regenerative braking power level;
wherein applying the first regenerative braking power level to the utility vehicle includes applying, as the first regenerative braking power level, a first predefined percentage of regenerative braking power; and
wherein applying the second regenerative braking power level to the utility vehicle includes applying, as the second regenerative braking power level, a second predefined percentage of regenerative braking power, the second predefined percentage of regenerative braking power being less than the first predefined percentage of regenerative braking power.