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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2021
Applicant:
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Inventors:
Jaime Antonio Lugo-Castillo, Unionville, IN (US);
Jack Schneider, Columbus, IN (US);
Sashwat Mahapatra, Columbus, IN (US);
Assignee:
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 15/20 (2006.01); G01G 19/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 15/2018 (2013.01); G01G 19/03 (2013.01); B60L 2240/12 (2013.01); B60L 2240/16 (2013.01); B60L 2240/642 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of controlling torque of an electric vehicle, including sensing a surface grade; determining an acceleration of the vehicle; determining an initial torque of the vehicle; estimating a weight of the vehicle based the surface grade, the acceleration, and the initial torque; converting the weight of the vehicle to a weight factor; and determining an output torque by applying the weight factor to the initial torque.