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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2025
Fca Us Llc, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Chengyi Xu, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Rama Rohit Varma Sagi, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Krishna Chatanya Reddy Madireddy, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Nadirsh Patel, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Brandon Verhun, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
An axle disconnect control system and method for an axle disconnect system of a vehicle, the axle disconnect system including a dog clutch, include a position sensor configured to measure a position of a solenoid of the dog clutch, wherein the solenoid is configured to move a first gear of the dog clutch to engage/disengage with a second gear of the dog clutch, wherein the first gear is connected to a powertrain of the vehicle and the second gear is connected to an axle or a wheel of the vehicle and a control system configured to perform, based on the measured position of the solenoid, velocity-based control of the solenoid to engage/disengage the first and second dog clutch gears to connect/disconnect the axle or the wheel of the vehicle to/from the powertrain of the vehicle, respectively.