18468231. SYSTEM FOR SWITCHING ELECTRIC VEHICLE BETWEEN OPERATING STATES (FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC)
SYSTEM FOR SWITCHING ELECTRIC VEHICLE BETWEEN OPERATING STATES
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Jacob Michael Haspiel of Ann Arbor MI US
Martin Delonis of Northville MI US
Michael Lozano of Detroit MI US
SYSTEM FOR SWITCHING ELECTRIC VEHICLE BETWEEN OPERATING STATES
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18468231 titled 'SYSTEM FOR SWITCHING ELECTRIC VEHICLE BETWEEN OPERATING STATES
Original Abstract Submitted
A system for switching an electric vehicle between vehicle operating states includes a base, a shifter handle, actuators, and a controller. The shifter handle includes a shaft. The actuators are coupled to the shaft. The controller is configured to determine a selected shifter operating mode from among shifter operating modes; generate, in response to the selected shifter operating mode being a first shifter operating mode, a first set of output signals to the actuators to control the actuators to permit movement of the shifter handle in a first predetermined virtual pathway; generate, in response to the selected shifter operating mode being a second shifter operating mode, a second set of output signals to the actuators to control the actuators to permit movement of the shifter handle in a second predetermined virtual pathway; and switch the electric vehicle between the vehicle operating states based on movement of the shaft.