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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2023
Fca Us Llc, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Pradeep R Attibele, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Sandeep Makam, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Mark A Levine, White Lake, MI (US);
Raffaele Fregonese, Monteu Roero, IT;
Robert S Smyczynski, Clarkston, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle configured to perform a tank steer operation includes a differential having a differential case, first and second half shafts operably coupled to the differential, a drive unit configured to drive the vehicle, and a gearbox assembly coupled to the drive unit. The vehicle is selectively operable in a tank steer mode that rotates one or more wheels on a first side of the vehicle in a first direction, and rotates one or more wheels on an opposite second side of the vehicle in a second direction opposite the first direction to rotate the vehicle. The vehicle operates in the tank steer mode by selectively grounding the differential case and connecting an output of the gearbox assembly to the first half shaft, such that the drive unit rotates the first half shaft in the first direction and, via the differential, rotates the second half shaft in the second direction.