Geo-Fenced Ride Control for Location-Based LEV Performance Limits
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Solution Overview
Problem
The diverging regulatory frameworks for light electric vehicles (LEVs) across different geographical regions create confusion for riders and manufacturers, hindering the widespread adoption and uniform compliance with safety and usage standards.
Innovation Solution
A geo-fenced ride control system that determines the vehicle's geographical location and adjusts its performance settings based on applicable regulations, time of day, and user history, allowing a single vehicle to comply with varying legal requirements automatically.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a single vehicle is designed to comply with multiple diverging regulatory frameworks, then compliance coverage is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle control system dynamically adjusts its operational parameters (speed limits, power output, assisted propulsion levels) based on real-time geographic location data. The system transitions between different compliance modes automatically as the vehicle moves across jurisdictional boundaries, allowing a single vehicle design to adapt to multiple regulatory frameworks without requiring multiple specialized vehicle configurations
Solution Approach 2:
A centralized server acts as an intermediary between the vehicle and multiple regulatory frameworks. The server receives the vehicle's location data, determines the applicable jurisdictional rules, and communicates the appropriate compliance parameters back to the vehicle control system. This intermediary layer abstracts the complexity of multiple regulations from the vehicle itself, allowing the vehicle to comply with diverse frameworks through a unified communication interface
2Measurement precision
If regulatory rules are made location-specific and dynamic, then compliance precision is improved, but difficulty of detecting and measuring increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements continuous feedback loops where the vehicle's geographic location is constantly monitored, the applicable regulatory framework is determined based on current location, and vehicle parameters are adjusted in real-time to maintain compliance. The server provides ongoing feedback to the vehicle control system, ensuring that compliance precision is maintained as the vehicle moves through different jurisdictions with varying rules
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual regulatory detection and compliance monitoring with automated electronic systems. GPS-based location tracking substitutes for manual determination of applicable laws, and algorithmic control logic replaces manual adjustment of vehicle parameters. This substitution of mechanical/manual processes with automated electronic detection and control systems reduces the difficulty of detecting and measuring regulatory requirements while improving compliance precision
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AI summary
A vehicle with a Geo-Fenced Ride Control System including: one or more battery modules including one or more battery cells; one or more processors operably connected to the one or more battery cells to control vehicle performance; and a Global Positioning System (GPS) or cellular network receiver configured to determine location of the vehicle; wherein the one or more processors communicates with a remote sever to determine a plurality of available vehicle performance settings for the vehicle based on the location of the vehicle. The vehicle further includes a user input interface configured to receive user input including selection of the vehicle performance setting form the plurality of available vehicle performance settings based on the geographic location of the vehicle.