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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2024
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Ethan Charles Seifer, Columbus, IN (US);
Ryan Eugene Edgecomb, Columbus, IN (US);
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Abstract
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for controlling a transmission and other systems and components based on operation of an auxiliary braking system for a vehicle are disclosed. A controller includes one or more processing circuits, and is configured to: receive data regarding operation of an auxiliary brake system of the vehicle; determine an auxiliary brake fault condition based on the received data regarding operation of the auxiliary brake system; determine that a vehicle speed is greater than a requested vehicle speed; and control a transmission to downshift at least one setting relative to a current transmission setting.