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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2018
Hydro-gear Limited Partnership, Sullivan, IL (US);
Raymond Hauser, Sullivan, IL (US);
Michael L. Bennett, Sullivan, IL (US);
Douglas W. Bell, Mattoon, IL (US);
Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership, Sullivan, IL (US);
Abstract
An electronic drive control system for a vehicle having a right and left drive wheels and a pair of actuators engaged to respective control arms of the associated variable drive units. A pair of speed sensors are in electrical communication with the respective variable drive units and a controller. The controller receives signals from the speed sensors and determines at least one operational output of each variable drive unit based on the received signals, calculates adjustments to at least one of the actuators and adjusts at least one of the actuators to move the respective control arm of the drive unit to effectuate the desired operational output of the variable drive units.