CPC B62D 63/025 (2013.01) [B60B 35/005 (2013.01); B60K 7/0007 (2013.01); B60L 15/20 (2013.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.02)] | 26 Claims |
1. A wheel assembly comprising:
a housing having a top side;
an attachment arrangement on the top side of the housing and configured to be removably attached to an external support;
a wheel supported by the housing and arranged below the top side of the housing;
a motor supported by the housing and configured to move the wheel;
a network interface supported by the housing;
a controller in communication with the motor and the network interface, the controller configured to control the motor based on at least one command received via the network interface; and
a computer-readable medium having stored thereon a unique identifier uniquely identifying the wheel assembly from a plurality of wheel assemblies, wherein the controller is configured to control the motor based on the unique identifier received via the network interface.
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12. A modular vehicle system comprising:
a lateral support;
a first wheel assembly removably attached to the lateral support, the first wheel assembly comprising a first controller;
a second wheel assembly removably attached to the lateral support, the second wheel assembly comprising a second controller;
a processor configured to communicate commands to the first controller and the second controller to control the first wheel assembly and the second wheel assembly; and
a device network establishing communication between the processor, the first controller, and the second controller; and
an attachment arrangement configured to removably attach at least one of the first wheel assembly and the second wheel assembly to the lateral support, wherein the attachment arrangement is configured to slide along the lateral support while unsecured.
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26. A modular vehicle system comprising:
a lateral support;
a first wheel assembly removably attached to the lateral support, the first wheel assembly comprising a first controller;
a second wheel assembly removably attached to the lateral support, the second wheel assembly comprising a second controller;
a processor configured to communicate commands to the first controller and the second controller to control the first wheel assembly and the second wheel assembly;
a device network establishing communication between the processor, the first controller, and the second controller, the device network comprising a data bus connected to each of the processor, the first controller, and the second controller; and
a power bus independent of the data bus and having a higher voltage than the data bus, the power bus configured to provide power to a motor of the first wheel assembly, a motor of the second wheel assembly, and the data bus.
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