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Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2021

Filed:

Sep. 13, 2018
Applicant:

Bombardier Recreational Products Inc., Valcourt, CA;

Inventors:

Francois-Charles Dumas, Saint-Denis-de-Brompton, CA;

Jean-Philippe Houle, Sherbrooke, CA;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 48/22 (2006.01); F16H 59/46 (2006.01); F16H 59/50 (2006.01); F16H 48/08 (2006.01); F16H 48/20 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 48/22 (2013.01); F16H 59/46 (2013.01); F16H 59/50 (2013.01); F16H 48/08 (2013.01); F16H 2048/205 (2013.01); F16H 2059/506 (2013.01);
Abstract

A limited slip differential (LSD) transfers a torque from an engine to left and right wheels of a vehicle. A current angle of a steering device is determined. Rotational speeds of 5 the left and right driven wheels are also determined. A current wheel slip of is calculated as a difference between the rotational speeds of the left and right wheels. Maximum and minimum allowed wheel slips are calculated as a function of the current steering angle. The LSD is controlled so that the current wheel slip stays in a range between the maximum and minimum allowed wheel slips. To this end, the LSD is loaded if the wheel slip falls outside of the range 0 between the maximum and minimum allowed wheel slips.


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