Clutch control system and clutch assembly using same
AssigneeEaton Corporation
InventorEugene R. Braun
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Abstract
A clutch control system and clutch assembly utilizing same includes a comparator (10) for receiving a signal (A) corresponding to actual engine speed from a sensor member (6) and a signal (D) corresponding to desired engine speed from a sensor member (8) to provide an output signal (A-D). Signal (A-D) is provided to a summer (16) as well as a differentiator (14) which operates upon (A-D) to provide the differential with respect to time ##EQU1## which is received by summer (16) which provides the function signal ##EQU2## to an actuator (2) which utilizes the functional signal to control clutch (4). The functional signal may also include one or more weighting factors such as (K.sub.1) to control the magnitude of signals (A) and/or (D) and/or (A-d) and/or ##EQU3## in the manner desired.
Claims39
A clutch control system for controlling rate of engagement between a driven member of a clutch assembly and a driver member of an engine having an adjustable throttle, said system comprising,
- a first sensor member operative to provide a first signal corresponding to actual engine speed,
- a second sensor member operative to provide a second signal corresponding to a desired engine speed, and
- control means operative to receive said first and second signals and provide an output function signal therefrom to an actuator operative to effect the engagement upon receipt of the function signal, said function signal represented by the equation:
- ##EQU15## where:
- D=desired engine speed
- A=actual engine speed ##EQU16##
A clutch control system for controlling rate of engagement between a driven member of a clutch assembly and a driver member of an engine having an adjustable throttle, said system comprising:
- a first sensor member operative to provide a first signal corresponding to actual engine speed,
- a second sensor member operative to provide a second signal corresponding to a desired engine speed, and
- being control means being operative to regulate the speed of rotation of the said driver member in a predetermined relation to the difference between said first signal and said second signal and the rate of change of the difference between said first signal and said second signal with respect to time.
A clutch control system for controlling rate of engagement between a driven member of a clutch assembly and a driver member of an engine having an adjustable throttle, said system comprising:
- a sensor member operative to provide a signal corresponding to actual engine speed, and
- control means being operative to regulate the speed of rotation of said driver member in relation to the difference between said actual engine speed and a desired engine speed and the rate of change of the difference between the actual engine speed and the desired engine speed with respect to time.
A clutch control system for controlling rate of engagement between a driven member of a clutch assembly and a driver member of the clutch assembly, said system comprising:
- a first sensor member operative to provide a first signal corresponding to actual speed of said driver member, and
- control means being operative to regulate the speed of rotation of said driver member in relation to the difference between said driver member actual speed and a driver member desired speed and in relation to the rate of change of the difference between said driver member actual speed and said driver member desired speed with respect to time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.