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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2016
Cnh Industrial America Llc, New Holland, PA (US);
Autonomous Solutions, Inc., Mendon, UT (US);
Christopher A. Foster, Mohnton, PA (US);
John H. Posselius, Ephrata, PA (US);
Michael G. Hornberger, Weston, ID (US);
Daniel John Morwood, Petersboro, UT (US);
Bret Todd Turpin, Wellsville, UT (US);
Benjamin Craig Spendlove, Smithfield, UT (US);
CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);
Autonomous Solutions, Inc., Mendon, UT (US);
Abstract
A method for controlling an off-road vehicle includes selecting an operating mode from a plurality of candidate operating modes. The plurality of candidate operating modes includes a first operating mode that includes substantially maintaining a first desired vehicle speed of the off-road vehicle; a second operating mode that includes substantially maintaining a first desired gear ratio of the transmission and substantially maintaining a first desired engine speed of the engine; a third operating mode that includes substantially maintaining a second desired vehicle speed of the off-road vehicle and substantially maintaining a second desired engine speed of the engine; and a fourth operating mode that includes substantially maintaining a third desired gear ratio of the transmission and substantially maintaining a third desired vehicle speed of the off-road vehicle.