US 12,377,801 B2
Automatic vehicle control
Aidan B. Shaughnessy, Madison, AL (US); Robert Be Puckette, Brush Prairie, WA (US); Steven B. Elgee, Portland, OR (US); Timothy P. Norstad, Turtle Lake, WI (US); Carl A. Turner, Portland, OR (US); Brenden D. Bungert, Chisago City, MN (US); and Jacob P. Horky, Shoreview, MN (US)
Assigned to POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC., Medina, MN (US)
Filed by Polaris Industries Inc., Medina, MN (US)
Filed on Jul. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/866,927.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/223,863, filed on Jul. 20, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0024039 A1, Jan. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. B60K 37/06 (2006.01); B60K 20/02 (2006.01); B60K 26/02 (2006.01); B60K 35/10 (2024.01); B60R 16/023 (2006.01); B60R 16/033 (2006.01); B60W 30/09 (2012.01)
CPC B60K 35/10 (2024.01) [B60K 20/02 (2013.01); B60K 26/02 (2013.01); B60R 16/0231 (2013.01); B60R 16/033 (2013.01); B60W 30/09 (2013.01); B60K 2026/029 (2013.01); B60W 2420/403 (2013.01); B60W 2540/10 (2013.01); B60W 2540/12 (2013.01); B60W 2540/18 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A removable input device for a vehicle, comprising:
a housing adapted to be coupled to the vehicle;
a beacon;
a prime mover activation control;
a functionality input control; and
a device controller configured to receive user input from the prime mover activation control and the functionality input control, wherein the device controller includes a plurality of operation modes comprising a remote mode of operation and a coupled mode of operation, wherein the device controller is configured to:
determine a current operating mode for the removable input device;
when the current operating mode is the coupled mode of operation:
process a user input associated with the prime mover activation control as an indication to start the vehicle; and
process a user input associated with the functionality input control as an indication to control functionality of the vehicle; and
when the current operating mode is the remote mode of operation:
process a user input associated with the prime mover activation control as an indication to initiate an object-following functionality of the vehicle, thereby processing user input to the prime mover activation control differently depending on the current operating mode of the removable input device.