US 11,746,870 B1
Method of controlling a differential lock
Armando Marcelo Rivero de Stefani, Osasco (BR); Adriano Esperidião, Osasco (BR); Egidio Correa, Osasco (BR); Fabio Rocha Brandão, Osasco (BR); and Rodrigo Ramos Barbosa, Osasco (BR)
Assigned to ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC, Troy, MI (US)
Filed by ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC, Troy, MI (US)
Filed on Sep. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/949,314.
Int. Cl. F16H 48/20 (2012.01); B60K 23/04 (2006.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01); F16H 61/04 (2006.01); B60K 23/08 (2006.01)
CPC F16H 48/20 (2013.01) [B60K 2023/046 (2013.01); B60K 2023/0841 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0021 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0026 (2013.01); F16H 2048/204 (2013.01); F16H 2061/0459 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of controlling a differential lock, the method comprising:
actuating the differential lock to lock a differential assembly when wheel slip of a first wheel assembly is detected and a duration of the wheel slip exceeds a pre-activation buffer, wherein the pre-activation buffer is based on acceleration of the first wheel assembly and vehicle speed.