A control system for mixing materials for livestock feed including a container that receives the materials, agitators that mix the materials in the container, a driveline that drives the agitators at an output speed with an output torque, a power source that provides an input speed at an input torque, a continuously variable transmission that connects the driveline and the power source and having a hydrostatic loop to provide a speed ratio between the input speed and the output speed, a plurality of sensors positioned between the power source and the agitators that provides mixing signals commensurate to mixing parameters, and an electronic control unit configured to receive the mixing signals, extract mixing parameter values from the mixing signals, and actuate the continuously variable transmission and adjust the speed ratio based on the mixing parameter values to enhance efficiency of the mixing of the materials.

A control system for mixing materials for livestock feed including a container that receives the materials, agitators that mix the materials in the container, a driveline that drives the agitators at an output speed with an output torque, a power source that provides an input speed at an input torque, a continuously variable transmission that connects the driveline and the power source and having a hydrostatic loop to provide a speed ratio between the input speed and the output speed, a plurality of sensors positioned between the power source and the agitators that provides mixing signals commensurate to mixing parameters, and an electronic control unit configured to receive the mixing signals, extract mixing parameter values from the mixing signals, and actuate the continuously variable transmission and adjust the speed ratio based on the mixing parameter values to enhance efficiency of the mixing of the materials.

An electric drive axle of a vehicle includes an electric motor having an output shaft. A compound idler assembly is connected to the electric motor. The compound idler assembly includes at least one gear-clutch assembly in driving engagement with the output shaft of the electric motor. A differential is connected to the compound idler assembly, and in selective driving engagement with the compound idler assembly.

An electric drive axle of a vehicle includes an electric motor having an output shaft. A compound idler assembly is connected to the electric motor. The compound idler assembly includes at least one gear-clutch assembly in driving engagement with the output shaft of the electric motor. A differential is connected to the compound idler assembly, and in selective driving engagement with the compound idler assembly.

A one-way valve includes: a cylindrical section, one end of which is inserted into and fixed to an inside of a pipe, the cylindrical section including a through-hole through which oil is passed in an axial direction; and a columnar section housed inside the pipe and including, in another end thereof, a plurality of lateral holes through which oil is passed, flow of oil being blocked when the other end is inserted into a one-side opening section of the cylindrical section.

A transmission control device is used in an automatic transmission device including a transmission gear having friction coupling portions that are changed between a coupled state and an uncoupled state, and configuring transmission stages corresponding to a combination of the coupled state and the uncoupled state, and a hydraulic control device. The device includes: a determination unit determining a change in the transmission stage; and an output unit setting a target value of the hydraulic pressure, and outputting the target value to the hydraulic control device. In a case where one transmission stage is changed to another, the output unit increases the target value to a first value for a first friction coupling portion in the uncoupled state in the one transmission stage, thereafter, to a second value smaller than the first value and maintaining the uncoupled state, and thereafter, to a third value greater than the second value.

A transmission hydraulic control system for an automobile transmission includes a hydraulic circuit in fluid communication with the at least one torque transmitting device, a transmission pump in fluid communication with the hydraulic circuit and adapted to provide pressurized hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic circuit, an accumulator in fluid communication with the hydraulic circuit and having an annular cylindrical shape concentric with a center-line of the automatic transmission, an annular piston moveable between a first position and a second position, and a spring adapted to bias the piston to the first position, and a valve mechanism positioned between the hydraulic circuit and the accumulator, the valve mechanism adapted to selectively allow fluid communication between the accumulator and the hydraulic circuit.

A method for monitoring a signal of a sensor is provided. With the aid of the sensor, a current actuating-travel position of at least one movable shift-element half of a form-locking shift element (A, F) of a transmission (3) is detected during a disengagement or an engagement of the shift element (A, F). A malfunction of the sensor is detected when the current actuating-travel position of the movable shift-element half is located outside the actuating-travel range defined by the end positions and is spaced apart from the first end position or from the second end position by an extent greater than a threshold value. Additionally, it is determined, during a subsequent actuation of the shift element (A, F), depending on rotational speeds of components of the transmission (3), whether the movable shift-element half is located in a demanded end position.

A method for operating a vehicle drive train (1) comprising a prime mover (2), transmission (3), and comprising a driven end (4) may include limiting, during a demand for engaging a form-locking shift element (A, F) of the transmission (3) when a rotational speed of the driven end (4) is close to zero, a rate of change of a transmission input torque present at the form-locking shift element (A, F) to a value. Below the value, forces present at the form-locking shift element (A, F) during an engagement process are less than a load limit. Above the value, irreversible damage to the form-locking shift element (A, F) occurs.

A method for operating a transmission (3) is provided, which includes a hydraulic pump drivable on a transmission-input end and at least one form-locking shift element (A, F). One of the shift-element halves is displaceable between a first end position and a second end position with a hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic pump. The current position of the shift-element half is detected with a sensor and is stored as a specified end-position value if the shift-element half is located in one of the end positions, the hydraulic pump is driven, and the shift-element half is actuated, with the hydraulic pressure, towards the current end position. When the hydraulic pressure is less than a threshold value, a deviation is determined between the current position of the shift-element half and the specified end-position value. The hydraulic pressure is increased when the deviation is greater than a threshold value.