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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2013
Cnh Industrial America, Llc, New Holland, PA (US);
Francesco Mancarella, Brindisi, IT;
Matteo Venturelli, Serramazzoni, IT;
Gabriele Morandi, Modena, IT;
CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);
Abstract
A method for estimating torque transmitted to a structure located downstream of a transmission system of a vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle comprises an engine for generating torque, a transmission system configured to transmit a fraction of the torque generated by the engine to a plurality of wheels of the vehicle, and a further fraction of the torque generated by the engine to the structure. The transmission system includes a shaft arrangement interposed between the engine and the structure, a planetary gearing supported by the shaft arrangement, and a transmission unit arranged in parallel to the shaft arrangement. The torque transmitted to the structure is estimated on the basis of a group of parameters which comprise torque upstream of the transmission system, twist of the shaft arrangement, and a parameter which is indicative of the ratio between an output rotational speed at an output of the transmission unit and an input rotational speed at an input of the transmission unit.