Wheel end disconnect assembly and vehicle having a wheel end disconnect assembly

A wheel end disconnect assembly comprising:

• a housing including a first tab and a second tab extending from an inner circumferential surface;
• a dog ring configured to translate axially between a connected position in which the dog ring couples an input member to a wheel hub for rotation therewith and a disconnected position in which the input member and the wheel hub are rotatable relative to each other;
• a shift fork including an input portion, a first arm portion pivotably coupled to the first tab and having a distal end and a proximal end, and a second arm portion pivotably coupled to the second tab and having a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end of the first arm portion and the proximal end of the second arm portion extending from the input portion;
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• an actuator configured to move the input portion to pivot the first and second arm portions such that the first and second arm portions translate the dog ring between the connected and disconnected positions.

A wheel end disconnect system for selectively rotationally fixing an axle shaft and a wheel hub to each other, the system comprising:

• a first sensor associated with the axle shaft and configured to measure a parameter indicative of speed of the axle shaft;
• a second sensor associated with the wheel hub and configured to measure a parameter indicative of speed of the wheel hub;
• a housing;
• a shift ring supported for axial translation relative to the housing between a connected position in which the shift ring couples the axle shaft to the wheel hub for rotation therewith and a disconnected position in which the axle shaft and the wheel hub are rotatable relative to each other;
• a shift fork pivotably coupled to the housing, the shift fork being pivotable between a first position in which the shift fork positions the shift ring in the disconnected position and a second position in which the shift fork positions the shift ring in the connected position;
• an actuator configured to pivot the shift fork between the first and second positions;
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• a controller in communication with the first sensor, the second sensor and the actuator, the controller configured to cause the actuator to pivot the shift fork from the first position to the second position in response to a speed differential between the axle shaft and the wheel hub being within a predetermined speed differential threshold.