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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2016
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventor:
Brian Lister, Edwards, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/101 (2012.01); B60W 30/188 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/188 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/101 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0638 (2013.01); B60W 2510/104 (2013.01); B60W 2510/1015 (2013.01); B60W 2540/10 (2013.01); B60W 2710/0644 (2013.01); B60W 2710/1005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A machine may include an engine, a traction device, a continuously variable transmission (CVT) connecting the engine to the traction device, an operator input device outputting engine output command signals input by an operator, an engine speed sensor monitoring an engine output speed, and an electronic control module (ECM). The ECM may control the engine to a target engine speed determined from the engine output command signals using engine speed sensor signals as feedback. The ECM determines a CVT transmission ratio that will cause the CVT to apply a load to the engine that will cause the engine to run at the target engine speed.