Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Drivetrain system implementing predictive control
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Application No.: US14987397Application Date: 2016-01-04
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Publication No.: US10029686B2Publication Date: 2018-07-24
- Inventor: Qiang Chen , James W. Landes , Evan Earl Jacobson , Wesley E. Jacobson
- Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Deerfield
- Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Deerfield
- Agency: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
- Agent Jeff A. Greene
- Main IPC: B60W10/06
- IPC: B60W10/06 ; B60W40/13 ; B60W30/18 ; B60W10/02 ; B60W10/11 ; F16D48/00 ; F16H61/02

Abstract:
A drivetrain system is disclosed for use with a machine having a work tool. The drivetrain system may have a transmission with a plurality of clutches. The drivetrain system may also have an input device movable by an operator to generate a first signal indicative of a desired selection of a park setting or one of a plurality of travel settings, a sensor configured to generate a second signal indicative of loading of the work tool, and a controller in communication with the input device, the sensor, and the transmission. The controller may be configured to anticipate completion of a loading cycle based the second signal, and to selectively cause at least a first of the plurality of clutches to engage in a combination that produces one of the plurality of travel settings based on the anticipated completion of the loading cycle, notwithstanding the desired selection from the input device being the park setting.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170190333A1 DRIVETRAIN SYSTEM IMPLEMENTING PREDICTIVE CONTROL Public/Granted day:2017-07-06
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