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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2023
Applicant:
Fca Us Llc, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Pradeep Ramachandra Attibele, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Mark A Levine, White Lake, MI (US);
Assignee:
FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 40/06 (2012.01); B60W 10/04 (2006.01); B60W 40/105 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 40/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/04 (2013.01); B60W 40/105 (2013.01); B60W 2520/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for controlling a prime mover of a vehicle traveling on a surface including loose particles includes the steps of determining a vehicle speed and a rotational speed of a vehicle wheel. Then comparing the vehicle speed to the rotational speed of the vehicle wheel and if the difference between the rotational speed of the vehicle wheel and the vehicle speed is greater than a threshold, then reducing the power provided to the wheel to maintain the difference between the rotational speed and the vehicle speed within the threshold.