Smart Electronic Power Steering System and Method for a Retrofitted Electric Vehicle

1 . An electronic power steering system of an electric vehicle, the electronic power steering system comprising:

one or more computer-readable storage media;

a processing system operatively coupled with the one or more computer-readable storage media; and

program instructions stored on the one or more computer-readable storage media that, based on being read and executed by the processing system, direct the electronic power steering system to at least:

receive a maximum pressure value and a flow rate from the electric vehicle;

convert the maximum pressure value and the flow rate into one or more power steering component settings; and

send the one or more power steering component settings to one or more power steering components of the electric vehicle.

2 . The electronic power steering system of claim 1 , wherein to convert the maximum pressure value and the flow rate into one or more power steering component settings, the program instructions direct the electronic power steering system to:

calculate an amount of revolutions-per-minute of a motor of the electric vehicle are required to provide the flow rate; and

calculate a relief valve setting required to provide the maximum pressure value.

3 . The electronic power steering system of claim 1 , wherein to convert the maximum pressure value and the flow rate into one or more power steering component settings, the program instructions direct the electronic power steering system to:

calculate an amount of revolutions-per-minute of a motor of the electric vehicle required to provide the flow rate; and

calculate a torque limit of the motor required to provide the maximum pressure value.

4 . The electronic power steering system of claim 1 , wherein the program instructions further direct the electronic power steering system to:

receive feedback from the electric vehicle;

reconfigure the one or more power steering component settings based on the feedback; and

reapply the one or more power steering component settings to the one or more power steering components.

5 . The electronic power steering system of claim 4 , wherein the feedback is indicative of of one or more of a temperature, a flow rate, a pressure, a feedback torque, and a speed of one or more components of the electric vehicle.

6 . The electronic power steering system of claim 5 , wherein the program instructions further direct the electronic power steering system to provide the feedback to a second processor of the electric vehicle.

7 . The electronic power steering system of claim 1 , wherein the electric vehicle is one of a class 4, class 5, class 6, class 7, class 8, or class 9 vehicle.

8 . A configurable electronic power steering system, comprising:

a vehicle control module comprising:

an input configured to receive a maximum pressure value and a flow rate from an electric vehicle; and

a processor operatively coupled with the input and configured to communicate the maximum pressure value and the flow rate to an electronic power steering control unit;

the electronic power steering control module comprising a further processor configured to:

convert the maximum pressure value and the flow rate into power steering component settings; and

instruct power steering components of the electric vehicle to operate according to the power steering component settings; and

an interface configured to couple the vehicle control module to the electronic power steering control module.

9 . The configurable electronic power steering system of claim 8 , wherein the interface is configured to couple the vehicle control module to an electronic power steering control module of a plurality of vehicle platforms.

10 . The configurable electronic power steering system of claim 8 , wherein the further processor of the electronic power steering control module is configured with relationships between motor speed and flow rates for a plurality of vehicle platforms.

11 . The configurable electronic power steering system of claim 8 , wherein the further processor of the electronic power steering control module is further configured to calculate an amount of revolutions-per-minute of a motor of the power steering components required to provide the flow rate.

12 . The configurable electronic power steering system of claim 8 , wherein the further processor of the electronic power steering control module is further configured to calculate a relief valve setting of the power steering component settings required to provide the maximum pressure value.

13 . The configurable electronic power steering system of claim 8 , wherein the further processor of the electronic power steering control module is further configured to calculate a torque limit of a motor of the power steering components required to provide the maximum pressure value.

14 . The modular electronic power steering system of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of vehicle platforms comprise class 4, class 5, class 6, class 7, class 8, and class 9 vehicles.

15 . A method, comprising:

receiving, from an electric vehicle having an electronic power steering system configured to control operations of at least a relief valve and a motor operatively coupled with the relief valve, a desired maximum pressure value and a desired flow rate; and

configuring the electronic power steering system of the electric vehicle to provide, via the relief valve, relief at the desired maximum pressure value and the desired flow rate.

16 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising calculating an amount of revolutions-per-minute of the motor required to provide the desired flow rate and configuring the electronic power steering system to operate the motor at the amount of revolutions-per-minute.

17 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising calculating a relief valve setting required to provide the desired maximum pressure value and configuring the relief valve to operate using the calculated relief valve setting.

18 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising calculating a torque limit of the motor required to provide the desired maximum pressure value and configuring the electronic power steering system to operate the motor under the calculated torque limit.

19 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

receiving feedback from the electric vehicle; and

reconfiguring the electronic power steering system to provide relief based on the feedback.

20 . The method of claim 19 , wherein the feedback is indicative of one or more of a temperature, a flow rate, a pressure, a feedback torque, and a speed of one or more components of the electric vehicle.