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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2021
Bombardier Recreational Products Inc., Valcourt, CA;
Francois-Charles Dumas, Saint-Denis-de-Brompton, CA;
David Fillion, Drummondville, CA;
BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC., Valcourt, CA;
Abstract
A method for controlling a drivetrain of a vehicle, including: receiving, by a controller, an indication to control a disconnect unit of the drivetrain, the disconnect unit being configured to selectively transfer torque to a front portion of the drivetrain to drive two front wheels of the vehicle; controlling, by the controller, an actuator operatively connected to the disconnect unit to cause the disconnect unit to transfer torque to the front portion of the drivetrain to drive the two front wheels; receiving, by the controller, from at least one sensor communicatively connected to the controller, at least one signal related to at least one driving condition; determining if the at least one signal received satisfies a predetermined condition; and in response to the at least one signal received satisfying the predetermined condition, controlling, by the controller, the disconnect unit to stop transferring torque to the front portion of the drivetrain.