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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2011
Carroll C. Kellum, Cedar Falls, IA (US);
Hadeel Taha, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Carroll C. Kellum, Cedar Falls, IA (US);
Hadeel Taha, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A method of controlling an engine and a transmission coupled to the engine. The method including the steps of receiving and proceeding. The receiving step receives a signal value from a sensor. The signal value is representative of a desired ground engaging device speed of a vehicle. The proceeding step proceeds along a shift path defined by a one-to-one correspondence between the signal value and the ground engaging device speed. The proceeding step includes the steps of controlling a speed of the engine and selecting of a gear of the transmission along the shift path dependent upon the signal value.