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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2001
Applicants:
Hyeongcheol Lee, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Clive Mckenzie, Southfield, MI (US);
Inventors:
Hyeongcheol Lee, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Clive McKenzie, Southfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F007/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A torque-biasing system () includes a torque-biasing device () and a control unit () for use in a motor vehicle. The torque-biasing system is preferably installed in a vehicle having a first front wheel () with a first rotational speed and second wheel () with a rear rotational speed and an engine () with a torque output. The control unit () functions to determined when and how to bias the torque output of the front and rear wheels, and to control the torque-biasing device () based on this determination.