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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2012
Pete Stares, Whitley, GB;
Ian Beverley, Whitley, GB;
Shaun Wick, Solihull, GB;
Russell Percy Osborn, Warwick, GB;
Paul Beever, Rugby, GB;
Sam Anker, Coventry, GB;
Bruce Buckley, Lower Quinton, GB;
Pete Stares, Whitley, GB;
Ian Beverley, Whitley, GB;
Shaun Wick, Solihull, GB;
Russell Percy Osborn, Warwick, GB;
Paul Beever, Rugby, GB;
Sam Anker, Coventry, GB;
Bruce Buckley, Lower Quinton, GB;
Jaguar Land Rover Limited, Whitley, Coventry, Warwickshire, GB;
Abstract
A motor vehicle having: a prime mover; first and second groups of one or more wheels; and a driveline to connect the prime mover to the first and second groups of wheels such that the first group of one or more wheels is driven by the prime mover when the driveline is in a first mode of operation and the second group of one or more wheels is additionally driven by the prime mover when the driveline is in a second mode of operation, the driveline including an auxiliary driveline comprising releasable torque transmitting means operable to connect the second group of one or more wheels to the prime mover when the driveline transitions between the first mode and the second mode, wherein when in the first mode the driveline is operable to transition to the second mode responsive to an output of a reactive evaluator and a predictive evaluator.