Gohome Mode Discussion

[Inmotion Global]

Hi,

Recently, we found that the riders in the INMOTION EUC Telegram Group are discussing the "Gohome Mode" a lot. So we draft the chart, then you can have a clear image what we are doing and what we are going to do.

Indeed, INMOTION is well-known as the most restraint brand in EUC industry. But the basic design concept is to protect the rider and the battery espercially at low battery state. Using Gohome a lot（Don't ask for the wheel too much on power) in low battery state will improve the lifespan of the battery and lower the risk from an unexpected cutoff or something like that. Now, we offer more choices to the customer to choose. You can drain the battery faster for higher speed or ride in a certain relatively low speed(18km/h Top) to go home safely.

 

Comment Below to tell us what you think.

 

 

Edited October 31, 2020 by Inmotion Global

[stephen]

I like what your doing and listening  to the euc community  

I like that you can switch go home mode on anytime you want ,,will the slow flashing when you enter go home mode be also accompanied by a warning sound so you can hear it cause you don't always be looking down?  ( not constant but at least one warning)

Also like the idea of the speed going down with the battery level  (linarly) and I presume tilting back when you reach that power with beep?

We understand that at 68v down to 63v we can't push the motor but it will be nice to steadily cruise as the battery is depleting and more caution taken as we get lower,,, nobody should try over lean to much after 68v is reached  it's there for extra mileage with depleting speed to get us home without the need to stop and enter go home mode which was inconvenient and a bit unsafe,, I like this @Liam Zeng @Inmotion Global

We don't want to stop to go into go home mode or our speed capped (linary is good as the battery depleting) this is looking good👍

[mrelwood]

”Can be switched on at any time, once and for all.”

And this here is exactly why I have been active in bringing the topic up. I knew that if others feel the same, Inmotion will listen. And now they did.

 Thank you very much, Liam, Mark, and the whole Inmotion team! Can’t wait to get to try the new plan!

[Zopper]

Yes, this new version looks great. Thanks, Liam!

[GoGeorgeGo]

Love it! I totally respect the safety aspects of the feature, the concept is solid.  I feel like this is a huge improvement to the implementation of the idea

[Seba]

Hmm, according to my experience, this new plan is already implemented in 1.2.1 firmware, excluding ability to activate permament "go home" mode:

In the screenshot above EUC World shows ~20 km/h speed limit (-7% speed correction is applied) at 3 % of battery level which correspond to 9 % in IM app (as EUC World doesn't change percents after activation of "go home" - I prefer to get consistent, linear readout instead of 10 % becoming 30 % just by activating "go home").

[stephen]

31 minutes ago, Seba said:

I prefer to get consistent, linear readout instead of 10 % becoming 30 % just by activating "go home

Oooh is that going to change in the update, i to would rather it go down to 0% battery rather than it going back up in go home mode , no confusion then

[Seba]

1 minute ago, stephen said:

Oooh is that going to change in the update, i to would rather it go down to 0% battery rather than it going back up in go home mode , no confusion then

Most users treat the battery level as a measure of the remaining range and I understand that. However, when the "go home" mode is activated, the battery level indicator jumps from 10% to 30%, which does not correspond to the actual remaining range at all. Therefore, I would suggest that Inmotion should keep the indications consistent and give up this inconsistent behavior. Just let the reserve be 10% and that's it.

[stephen]

1 hour ago, Seba said:

Most users treat the battery level as a measure of the remaining range and I understand that. However, when the "go home" mode is activated, the battery level indicator jumps from 10% to 30%, which does not correspond to the actual remaining range at all. Therefore, I would suggest that Inmotion should keep the indications consistent and give up this inconsistent behavior. Just let the reserve be 10% and that's it.

Agreed 👍 

[Halig]

I prefer real battery % and that the pilot who has full responsibility for the remaining autonomy.  The rest of the games with real information are kiddie tricks, in my opinion, since in the end there is an internal adaptation to those tricks and the end result is the same.

Anyway, it is very grateful that the manufacturer brings this brain storm to the community.

 

[MrMonoWheel]

12 hours ago, mrelwood said:

The V11 used to have a similar (forced) system that reset at each charge. Ride down to ~3.4V/cell, and the wheel required for you to stop and enable the low battery mode from the app which then got you down to the more normal 3.15V.

The stopping requirement was sudden and abrupt, and got a lot of bad feedback, so they made it an optional setting that would be remembered after a charge. I haven’t explored on the exact current behavior, I just use the mode that lets me ride all the way down to 3.15V. And I would probably use the lower mode on the ShermS as well, since I’m used to babying the power usage at low battery. If I’d buy myself the ShermS that is, which I’m not, due to the weight.

Wait my v11 has this? How do I make sure it's letting me ride down to 3.15v and not stopping short?

[RagingGrandpa]

12 minutes ago, Unicycle Santa said:

Wait my v11 has this?

V11 "go home mode" was annoying, and Inmo ended up removing it in new firmware:
(note Modification #1 below)

On 3/29/2021 at 9:47 AM, mrelwood said:

https://forum.electricunicycle.org/topic/22402-v11-firmware-1222-available-now-march-29-2021/

 

  

12 minutes ago, Unicycle Santa said:

How do I make sure it's letting me ride down to 3.15v and not stopping short?

Inspect the voltage while (slowly) riding during low-battery tiltback.

 

Edited October 25, 2022 by RagingGrandpa

[mrelwood]

12 hours ago, Unicycle Santa said:

Wait my v11 has this? How do I make sure it's letting me ride down to 3.15v and not stopping short?

It is now called “Low battery safety mode”. When it’s on, the wheel is safer at low battery as it limits your speed further and I inn my understanding it also prevents you from using the battery to the end.

I’ve always had the feature off, and the wheel lets me ride at ~40km/h to pretty low voltages, and it has the final tilt back at 3.15V/cell.