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Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026

Filed:

Feb. 20, 2025
Applicant:

Paccar Inc, Bellevue, WA (US);

Inventors:

Jordan Michael Houser, Lewisville, TX (US);

Benjamin Thomas Grover, Tacoma, WA (US);

Charles Wayne Reinhardt Swart, Bellingham, WA (US);

Assignee:

PACCAR Inc, Bellevue, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 11/24 (2006.01); B60K 23/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 23/0808 (2013.01); B60C 11/246 (2013.01); B60K 2023/0858 (2013.01); B60W 2300/145 (2013.01); B60W 2520/403 (2013.01); B60W 2520/406 (2013.01); B60W 2530/20 (2013.01); B60W 2540/10 (2013.01); B60W 2720/403 (2013.01); B60W 2720/406 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods of automatically distributing powertrain demand between tandem drive axles in a tandem drive axle system for balanced tire wear between the tandem drive axles. Examples described herein analyze input signals collected from various vehicle sensors about operating conditions of the front and back tandem drive axles, and automatically bias a distribution of torque demand between the front and back tandem drive axles to correct for asymmetric wear based on known normal wear of the tires under like operating conditions.


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