Systems of an electrical vehicle and the operations thereof are provided. Embodiments include an electric vehicle, rechargeable electric vehicle, and/or hybrid-electric vehicle and associated systems. The electric vehicle includes redundant vehicle control systems that monitor each other to prevent a dangerous reduction or change in torque to the electric motor(s). By monitoring each other, the redundant VCUs can ensure that a failure of the opposite VCU does not endanger the vehicle and may be shut down when the opposite VCU when the VCU's behavior is outside acceptable operating circumstances.
ELECTRIC VEHICLE SAFETY CONCEPT USING DISTRIBUTED VEHICLE CONTROL UNITS
2018-10-04
Patent
Electronic Resource
English