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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2019
Applicant:
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Inventors:
Nirav Shah, Columbus, IN (US);
Daniel Reed Dempsey, Columbus, IN (US);
Assignee:
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 10/10 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/18 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/10 (2013.01); B60W 2540/30 (2013.01); B60W 2552/15 (2020.02); B60W 2710/0666 (2013.01); B60W 2710/105 (2013.01); B60W 2720/106 (2013.01);
Abstract
A control system, apparatus, and method integrates management of vehicle torque limits and gear shifting of a vehicle by determining future engine power requirements from the forward-looking route conditions to improve performance and drivability of the vehicle over what is achievable through default and/or currently selected torque limits and gear state shifting strategies.