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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 26, 1999
Todd D. Creger, Metamora, IL (US);
James T. Ferrier, Washington, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A simplified method and system for determining a loading condition on a powertrain of a machine resulting from a loading condition on an implement thereof. The method includes the steps of inputting a predetermined plurality of parameter signals representative of the loading condition on the implement into an implement loading model to determine a plurality of implement loading modeled values as a function of the inputted loading parameter signals and inputting the implement loading modeled values into a kinematic linkage model to determine a plurality of modeled linkage loading values as a function of the inputted implement loading modeled values and a plurality of known linkage parameter values and inputting the modeled linkage loading values into a machine powertrain loading model to determine a plurality of powertrain loading modeled values indicative of the loading condition on the powertrain.