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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2011
Applicants:
Michael R. Gratton, Dubuque, IA (US);
Eric R. Anderson, Ames, IA (US);
Zimin W. Vilar, Dubuque, IA (US);
Inventors:
Michael R. Gratton, Dubuque, IA (US);
Eric R. Anderson, Ames, IA (US);
Zimin W. Vilar, Dubuque, IA (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle is provided having an electric motor and a controller configured to control the electric motor. The controller may calculate the torque output of the motor based on the acceleration and deceleration rates of the motor. Moments of inertia for components rotationally coupled to the motor may be employed in the torque calculation.