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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2022
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Aaron Y Ho, Naperville, IL (US);
John J Krone, Peoria, IL (US);
Jordan A. Mangels, Peoria, IL (US);
Jeremy D. Folkerts, Naperville, IL (US);
Mehul Yadav, Aurora, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A work machine having a powertrain, an engine, a torque converter operably connected to the engine, a transmission, a selector interface, and a control system. The control system is configured to: receive a machine activation signal from the selector interface indicative of operation of the work machine; receive machine conditions to determine an optimal gear for next pass; and send a gear pass signal to command execution of a directional shift and a speed shift simultaneously when a gear ratio setting of the transmission is indicative of a second gear ratio.