Caterpillar Inc.

Santosh Ancha

Hongliu Du

Aleksandar M Egelja

Adam Martin Nackers

Rustin Glenn Metzger

Steven Spencer

Christopher Michael Ruemelin

Takayuki Sasaki

A mechanical swing brake variable control system for an earth-moving machine including an upper revolving car body with swing components mounted on the upper revolving car body, a lower traveling car body with traction components mounted on the lower traveling car body, and a mechanical service brake interconnected with the upper and lower car bodies, controls relative rotation between the upper and lower car bodies. A pressure control device controls a variable pressure applied to the mechanical service brake to vary an amount of swing drive holding torque. An electronic controller monitors and processes signals received from sensors associated with the swing components and machine operator commands, and variably controls the amount of holding torque exerted on the upper revolving car body using the mechanical service brake as a function of one or more of machine roll angle, operational configuration of the swing components, inertial mass of the swing components, and machine operator commands.

Swing motion variable control system

A system for determining an estimated output from a variable displacement hydraulic pump includes a prime mover, a torque sensor, a pressure sensor, and a displacement sensor. A controller is configured to determine the output torque from the prime mover, determine an input torque to the variable displacement hydraulic pump based upon the output torque, determine an output from one of the pressure sensor and the displacement sensor based upon the signals. The controller is further configured to determine a failure of another of the pressure sensor and the displacement sensor and determine an estimated output from the another of the pressure sensor and the displacement sensor based upon the input torque to the variable displacement hydraulic pump and the output from the one of the pressure sensor and the displacement sensor.

System for estimating a sensor output

A system for determining an estimated output from a variable displacement hydraulic pump includes a prime mover, and torque, pressure, and displacement sensors. A controller determines the output torque from the prime mover, determines an input torque to the variable displacement hydraulic pump based upon the output torque, determines an output from one of the pressure sensor and the displacement sensor, and determines an inertia torque loss based upon the angular acceleration of the prime mover. The controller further determines a failure of another of the pressure sensor and the displacement sensor and determines an estimated output from the another of the pressure sensor and the displacement sensor based upon the input torque to the variable displacement hydraulic pump, the output from the one of the pressure sensor and the displacement sensor, and the inertia torque loss.

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Peoria, IL, United States of America

Santosh Ancha