Patent classifications
F16D2500/31473
DRIVETRAIN SYSTEM IMPLEMENTING PREDICTIVE CONTROL
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.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE WITH A MANUAL SHIFT TRANSMISSION
Systems and methods for operating a vehicle that includes a manual transmission are presented. In one example, a clutch actuator that responds to a position of a manual operated clutch pedal is adjusted to operate a clutch so that the vehicle may be stopped, while the engine is running or not, without the driver applying the clutch pedal.
Method and device for learning engine clutch kiss point of hybrid vehicle
A method for learning an engine clutch kiss point of a hybrid vehicle includes: determining whether a kiss point learning condition of an engine clutch which connects an engine with a motor or disconnects the engine from the motor is satisfied; controlling a speed of the motor to a first speed; learning a first kiss point of the engine clutch by engaging the engine clutch so that the motor having the first speed is connected to the engine; controlling the speed of the motor to a second speed; learning a second kiss point of the engine clutch by engaging the engine clutch so that the motor having the second speed is connected to the engine; and selecting an average value of the first kiss point and the second kiss point as the engine clutch kiss point when a standard deviation thereof does not exceed a threshold value.