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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2014
Applicants:
An Wu, Columbus, IN (US);
Vivek A. Sujan, Columbus, IN (US);
Phani Vajapeyazula, Columbus, IN (US);
Kenneth Follen, Greenwood, IN (US);
Howard R. Frost, Columbus, IN (US);
Inventors:
An Wu, Columbus, IN (US);
Vivek A. Sujan, Columbus, IN (US);
Phani Vajapeyazula, Columbus, IN (US);
Kenneth Follen, Greenwood, IN (US);
Howard R. Frost, Columbus, IN (US);
Assignee:
CUMMINS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/00 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/30 (2006.01); F02D 41/02 (2006.01); F02N 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/30 (2013.01); F02D 41/021 (2013.01); F02D 2200/501 (2013.01); F02D 2200/701 (2013.01); F02D 2200/702 (2013.01); F02D 2250/26 (2013.01); F02N 11/0837 (2013.01); F02N 2200/124 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for establishing a torque limit for a vehicle is provided. The system uses impending terrain and speed conditions to determine an optimum torque, which improves engine efficiency and reduces fuel consumption.