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Speed control system for a remote-control vehicle

US5994853A · kind A · utility

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23Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 5, 1997
Grant dateNov 30, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 5, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63H30/04
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A remote-control vehicle includes a controller that produces a pulse-width modulated (PWM) motor control signal and a forward/reverse motor control signal in response to a transmitted digital signal specifying one of a multiplicity of speed control states, each of which has a direction and a PWM duty cycle associated therewith. A MOSFET switch turns on and off in response to the PWM signal to control the flow of current between a battery and a motor to thereby control the speed of the motor. A relay, coupled between the battery and the motor, switches in response to the forward/reverse signal to change the direction of current flow through the motor to thereby control the direction of the motor.

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