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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
May. 29, 2015
Applicant:
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Inventors:
Vivek A. Sujan, Columbus, IN (US);
Jenni L. Muncie-Sujan, Columbus, IN (US);
Assignee:
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/02 (2006.01); B60W 30/188 (2012.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/11 (2012.01); F02D 41/04 (2006.01); F02D 41/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/188 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/11 (2013.01); F02D 41/021 (2013.01); F02D 41/045 (2013.01); F16H 61/0213 (2013.01); B60W 2420/52 (2013.01); B60W 2520/105 (2013.01); B60W 2540/12 (2013.01); B60W 2550/22 (2013.01); B60W 2550/30 (2013.01); B60W 2550/402 (2013.01); F02D 2200/501 (2013.01); F02D 2200/602 (2013.01); F02D 2200/701 (2013.01); F02D 2250/26 (2013.01); F16H 2061/0223 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for controlling performance of a vehicle engine by sensing and/or accessing data regarding the driving environment and adjusting at least one of an engine output torque limit and a shifting schedule for the vehicle based on the sensed data.