Traction and stability control system
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorDavid Jeffeory Berels
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Abstract
Method and apparatus are disclosed for a traction and stability control system. An example vehicle includes wheel speed sensors on wheels of the vehicle and a traction control module. The example traction control module determines, based on measurements of the wheel speed sensors or a transmission control module, whether the vehicle is likely stuck. Additionally, when the vehicle is likely stuck and an indication to disable the a traction control system has been received, the example traction control module disables the traction control system.
Claims13
A vehicle comprising:
- first wheel speed sensors on drive wheels of the vehicle;
- second wheel speed sensors on non-drive wheels of the vehicle;
- and
- a traction control module to:
- activate a traction control system based on measurements of the first wheel speed sensors;
- determine, based on measurements of the second wheel speed sensors, whether the vehicle is stuck;
- and
- when the vehicle is stuck and an indication to disable the a traction control system has been received, disable the traction control system.
A method to control a traction control system in a vehicle comprising:
- activating the traction control system based on measurements of wheel speed sensors associated with drive wheels of the vehicle;
- determining, based on measurements of wheel speed sensors associated with non-drive wheels of the vehicle, whether the vehicle is stuck without input from an occupant of the vehicle;
- and
- when the vehicle is stuck and an indication to disable the traction control system has been received, disabling, via a traction control module, the traction control system.
A vehicle comprising:
- a GPS receiver that determines the speed of the vehicle;
- wheel speed sensors on wheels of the vehicle;
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- a traction control module to:
- set a traction control system to an active mode based on measurements from the wheel speed sensors;
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- after the traction control system is set to the active mode, detect that the vehicle is stuck based on speed of the vehicle from the GPS receiver, and disable the traction control system in response to receiving an indication to disable the a traction control system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.