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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2009
Applicant:
Björn Brattberg, Torshälla, SE;
Inventor:
Björn Brattberg, Torshälla, SE;
Assignee:
Volvo Construction Equipment AB, Eskilstuna, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/02 (2006.01); B60W 30/188 (2012.01); F02D 41/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/026 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 30/1882 (2013.01); B60W 30/1884 (2013.01); B60W 2710/0644 (2013.01); B60W 2710/0677 (2012.01); B60Y 2200/415 (2013.01); F02D 41/1497 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of and a control unit arranged for controlling an internal combustion engine connected to a torque converter arranged to operate in a torque converter mode or a lock up mode are provided. The method includes determining whether the torque converter mode or the lock up mode is presently in operation and selecting to control an engine speed (N) in dependence of an operator input when the torque converter mode is present, and selecting to control an engine output power and/or engine output torque in dependence of operator input to the accelerator unit when the lock up mode is present.