CPC B60W 30/188 (2013.01) [B60W 10/02 (2013.01); B60W 10/101 (2013.01); F16H 59/14 (2013.01); F16H 59/36 (2013.01); F16H 61/66 (2013.01); B60W 2510/02 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0638 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0657 (2013.01); B60W 2710/025 (2013.01); B60W 2710/1005 (2013.01); F16H 2059/366 (2013.01); F16H 2061/6604 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
1. A method for controlling a slippage of a drivetrain including a prime mover having an output shaft, a transmission having an input connected to the output shaft of the prime mover and an output, a forward-reverse clutch arrangement having an input connected to the output of the transmission and an output, the forward-reverse clutch arrangement including a clutch having a controllable slippage level between its input and output, the method comprising:
determining a usable torque of the prime mover; and
controlling the clutch so as to allow the usable torque to pass therethrough and to cause the clutch to slip should a torque between the input and output of the clutch be greater than the usable torque.
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