US 11,732,797 B2
System, method, and apparatus for operating a high efficiency, high output transmission
Thomas Connolly, Portage, MI (US); Joseph Paul Furner, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Sipei Chen, Novi, MI (US); Jeff Hawarden, Rossendale (GB); Ian Daniel McKenzie, Kalamazoo, MI (US); and Christopher DeBoer, Kalamazoo, MI (US)
Assigned to Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies, Galesburg, MI (US)
Filed by Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies, LLC, Galesburg, MI (US)
Filed on Jun. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/838,451.
Application 17/838,451 is a division of application No. 17/084,126, filed on Oct. 29, 2020, granted, now 11,402,013.
Application 17/084,126 is a continuation of application No. 16/596,422, filed on Oct. 8, 2019, granted, now 10,859,156, issued on Dec. 8, 2020.
Application 16/596,422 is a continuation of application No. 15/663,201, filed on Jul. 28, 2017, granted, now 10,563,753, issued on Feb. 18, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/465,021, filed on Feb. 28, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/438,201, filed on Dec. 22, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0316586 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60W 10/02 (2006.01); F16H 61/04 (2006.01); F16H 59/02 (2006.01); F16H 37/04 (2006.01); G08B 13/00 (2006.01); G08B 27/00 (2006.01); F16H 3/64 (2006.01); F16H 57/02 (2012.01); F16H 61/06 (2006.01); F16H 61/08 (2006.01); H04B 10/077 (2013.01); H04J 3/12 (2006.01); B60W 10/11 (2012.01); B60W 30/19 (2012.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01); F16D 25/12 (2006.01); F16H 3/091 (2006.01); F16H 61/00 (2006.01); F16H 61/02 (2006.01); F16H 57/021 (2012.01); F16H 57/04 (2010.01); F16H 63/00 (2006.01); F16H 59/72 (2006.01); F16H 63/24 (2006.01); F16H 61/30 (2006.01); F16H 57/032 (2012.01); F16H 61/28 (2006.01); F16H 63/30 (2006.01); F16H 61/682 (2006.01); F16H 3/16 (2006.01); F16H 3/78 (2006.01); F16H 59/40 (2006.01); F16H 61/14 (2006.01); F16H 61/70 (2006.01); F16H 59/38 (2006.01)
CPC F16H 59/0204 (2013.01) [B60W 10/02 (2013.01); B60W 10/11 (2013.01); B60W 30/19 (2013.01); B60W 50/00 (2013.01); F16D 25/126 (2013.01); F16H 3/091 (2013.01); F16H 3/64 (2013.01); F16H 37/046 (2013.01); F16H 57/02004 (2013.01); F16H 61/0021 (2013.01); F16H 61/0213 (2013.01); F16H 61/06 (2013.01); F16H 61/08 (2013.01); G08B 13/00 (2013.01); G08B 27/00 (2013.01); H04B 10/0775 (2013.01); H04J 3/125 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0058 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0275 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0283 (2013.01); B60W 2510/107 (2013.01); B60W 2710/021 (2013.01); B60W 2710/022 (2013.01); B60W 2710/025 (2013.01); B60W 2710/1005 (2013.01); F16H 3/16 (2013.01); F16H 3/78 (2013.01); F16H 57/021 (2013.01); F16H 57/032 (2013.01); F16H 57/043 (2013.01); F16H 57/0423 (2013.01); F16H 57/0441 (2013.01); F16H 57/0471 (2013.01); F16H 57/0478 (2013.01); F16H 57/0484 (2013.01); F16H 57/0494 (2013.01); F16H 59/38 (2013.01); F16H 59/40 (2013.01); F16H 59/72 (2013.01); F16H 61/04 (2013.01); F16H 61/143 (2013.01); F16H 61/682 (2013.01); F16H 61/705 (2013.01); F16H 63/24 (2013.01); F16H 2057/0206 (2013.01); F16H 2059/725 (2013.01); F16H 2061/2853 (2013.01); F16H 2061/308 (2013.01); F16H 2063/005 (2013.01); F16H 2063/3093 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
a clutch characterization logic configured to interpret a clutch torque profile of a clutch;
a clutch control logic configured to command a position of a progressive actuator operationally coupled to the clutch;
wherein the clutch characterization logic is further configured to:
interpret a position of the progressive actuator and an indicated clutch torque, and to update the clutch torque profile in response to the position of the progressive actuator and the indicated clutch torque; and
interpret the clutch torque profile by performing a clutch engagement position test, and comparing an acceleration of an input shaft speed of a transmission to a first expected acceleration value of the input shaft speed; and
a launch characterization logic configured to provide an iteratively derived estimated vehicle mass value that is based at least in part on a model consistency logic that adjusts an adaptation rate of operations of a vehicle environment logic and a mass estimation logic.