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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2015
Applicant:
Komatsu Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yutaka Tanaka, Komatsu, JP;
Takeshi Kamimae, Kanazawa, JP;
Atsushi Shirao, Komatsu, JP;
Satoshi Isejima, Komatsu, JP;
Assignee:
KOMATSU LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); E02F 9/22 (2006.01); E02F 3/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 9/2253 (2013.01); E02F 3/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mode selecting unit is configured to generate an operation signal indicating one control mode selected from a plurality of control modes including a predetermined first mode and a second mode in which a traction force is controlled to be smaller than a traction force in the first mode. A controller is configured to obtain the operation signal from the mode selecting unit and control a drivetrain in accordance with the selected control mode. The controller is configured to start controlling the drivetrain in the second mode in starting of a vehicle.