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US 2022/0349155 A1Published application
Automatic torque control system
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorsSudarshan A. MAIYUR, Jeffrey M. PILLIS
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Abstract
An automatic torque control system and methods for automatically controlling a torque of a vehicle are disclosed. The method includes detecting when the vehicle engages a load. The method further includes automatically decreasing the torque when the vehicle engages the load and prior to one or more wheels of the vehicle slipping.
Claims20
A method for automatically controlling a torque of a vehicle, comprising:
- detecting when the vehicle engages a load;
- and
- automatically decreasing the torque when the vehicle engages the load and prior to one or more wheels of the vehicle slipping.
An automatic torque control system, comprising:
- a vehicle having one or more wheels;
- a transmission system for providing a torque to the one or more wheels;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- detect when the vehicle engages a load;
- and
- automatically decrease the torque when the vehicle engages the load and prior to the one or more wheels slipping.
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A method for automatically controlling a torque of a vehicle, comprising:
- detecting an auto torque command is engaged;
- setting the torque to a maximum torque setting;
- detecting when the vehicle engages a load;
- automatically decreasing the torque to a base torque setting when the vehicle engages the load and prior to one or more wheels of the vehicle slipping, wherein the base torque setting is based on a type of ground surface;
- and
- automatically increasing the torque to the maximum torque setting when the vehicle disengages from the load.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.