B62D11/003

MACHINE AND DRIVETRAIN ASSOCIATED WITH MACHINE
20220169232 · 2022-06-02 · ·

A milling machine includes an engine that generates output power and a rotor that receives the output power from the engine. The milling machine further includes a drivetrain coupled with the engine and the rotor for transmitting the output power to the rotor based on a desired output of the rotor. The drivetrain includes a transmission system operatively coupled with the engine for varying an output of the rotor without altering a load on the engine. The transmission system includes a hydrostatic arrangement operatively coupled with the engine. The transmission system also includes a mechanical arrangement coupled with the engine and the rotor arrangement. The drivetrain also includes a power transmitting arrangement coupled with the transmission system. The drivetrain further includes a gearbox coupled to the power transmitting arrangement and the rotor, such that the power transmitting arrangement is disposed between the transmission system and the gearbox.

AUTONOMOUS OMNIDIRECTIONAL DRIVE UNIT
20220161848 · 2022-05-26 ·

An autonomous omnidirectional drive unit including a drive chassis supported on two independent, parallel, and coaxial drive wheels, actuated by two drive motors; a transport chassis the central area of which is superimposed on and connected to the drive chassis through a rotary joint, the transport chassis being supported on multiple omnidirectional wheels. The drive unit further includes a rotating device, actuated by a rotary motor, integrated in the rotary joint between the transport chassis and the drive chassis, which determines the angular position of the drive chassis with respect to the transport chassis, and a control device configured for adjusting at least the two drive motors and the rotary motor in a coordinated manner to obtain omnidirectional movement of the transport chassis.

STEERING CONTROL NEUTRAL CALIBRATION FOR TERRAIN WORKING VEHICLE
20220153344 · 2022-05-19 ·

A drive-by-wire steering control system for a terrain working vehicle configured to determine a signal band corresponding to a mechanical neutral position of a steering control before the steering control moves to a forward or rearward drive position. The drive-by-wire steering control system may include a steering control movable between a first position and a second position, a sensor configured to detect a current position of the steering control and send a signal to a control corresponding to the current position of the steering control. The controller may be configured to receive the signal from the sensor and direct a propulsion system to drive the terrain working vehicle forward, backward, or sit idle.

Electric actuator for drive apparatus

An actuator has an actuator housing engaged to a portion of a transaxle housing to define a space. A clutch assembly has a support shaft extending through the actuator housing and rotatably supporting gears in the space. At least one pin extends through one gear and a spring urges the pin into engagement with a second gear. An adjustment nut extends through the actuator housing and engages the support shaft to adjustably compress the spring. The actuator may further have an actuator housing forming a motor chamber and a gear chamber. A mounting plate detachably couples the actuator and pump housings, and the plate defines an opening through which a pump control shaft extends. A worm drive is disposed in the gear chamber and driven by an electric motor shaft, and drives a spur gear reduction, the pump control shaft being controlled by the spur gear reduction.

Method of controlling a differential motor torque steering system of a working machine and system thereof
11317556 · 2022-05-03 · ·

A steering system for controlling an agricultural machine having a pair of front and rear wheels includes a controller and a steer input sensor for detecting a change in an operator steer input corresponding to a steer command. The system includes a displacement input for communicating a motor displacement associated with an operating mode. A primary differential steering system includes a drive motor for operably controlling the pair of front wheels and a secondary steering system controls the pair of rear wheels. The controller determines if the motor displacement is being controlled according to a first motor displacement or a second motor displacement, and outputs a control signal to actuate first and second actuators as a function of the steer command. The control signal includes a rear steering gain that is a function of machine speed and either the first motor displacement or the second motor displacement.

RIDING LAWN MOWER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
20220124972 · 2022-04-28 ·

A riding lawn mower includes a seat, a power output assembly, a walking assembly, and a control assembly. The power output assembly includes a mowing element and a power output motor configured to drive the mowing element to output power. The walking assembly includes wheels driving the riding lawn mower to walk on a ground, walking motors configured to drive the wheels, and walking controllers controlling the walking motors, where the wheels include driving wheels. An operation assembly includes an electronic steering wheel and a position sensor, the position sensor is disposed in the electronic steering wheel and configured to detect a rotation operation action of a user on an operation member, and a central controller is communicatively connected to the position sensor, acquires a rotation operation instruction, and controls the driving wheels to actively travel at different speeds for steering through the walking controllers.

Method of a variable steering response for different steering operations of a working machine and system thereof
11716921 · 2023-08-08 · ·

A steering system for controlling an agricultural machine having a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels includes a controller, an operator steer input for communicating a steer command, a steer input sensor for detecting and outputting the steer command to the controller, a primary differential steering system for operably controlling the pair of front wheels, and a secondary steering system for operably controlling the pair of rear wheels. The secondary steering system includes a first actuator for controlling a first rear wheel and a second actuator for controlling a second rear wheel. The primary differential steering system is controlled based on the steer command. The controller outputs a control signal to operably actuate the first and second actuators at a non-linear steering gain rate as a function of the steer command.

Working machine

A working machine is provided, which includes a prime mover, a first traveling pump driven by power of the prime mover to supply operation fluid through a connector fluid tube, a traveling motor including first and second ports connected to the connector fluid tube, the traveling motor configured to be switched in a first speed and a second speed higher than the first speed, a first pressure detector to detect first traveling-pump pressure near the first port, a second pressure detector to detect second traveling-pump pressure near the second port, and a controller configured, with the traveling motor switched in the second speed, to automatically shift down the traveling motor from the second speed to the first speed, when a differential pressure between the first traveling-pump pressure and the second traveling-pump is equal to or more than a deceleration threshold.

APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR SCHEDULING TRANSMISSIONS
20220030627 · 2022-01-27 ·

A method may include, by an apparatus, sensing at least one beam; initiating a channel occupancy time based on the sensing; transmitting at least one first downlink transmission on the at least one beam during the channel occupancy time, wherein the at least one first downlink transmission on the at least one beam triggers at least one first uplink transmission on the at least one beam during the channel occupancy time; receiving the at least one first uplink transmission on the at least one beam during the channel occupancy time; determining interference condition on the at least one beam based on the at least one first uplink transmission; and scheduling at least one second downlink transmission or at least one second uplink transmission on the at least one beam with restriction during a rest of the channel occupancy time when the interference condition meets at least one threshold requirement.

MANUAL TORQUE VECTORING
20220024306 · 2022-01-27 ·

A vehicle includes an axle having left and right wheels. The vehicle further includes left and right torque-vector control devices each having an actuator with a released position, a fully actuated position, and a plurality of intermediate positions. A vehicle controller is programmed to, in response to the vehicle turning and one of the actuators being actuated, command different torques to the left and right wheels to produce torque vectoring between the wheels, wherein a difference between the torques commanded to the wheels increases as the actuator moves toward the fully actuated position and decreases as the actuator moves toward the fully released position.