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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2015
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventors:
Douglas K. Brownell, Independence, KS (US);
Kyle K. McKinzie, Altamont, KS (US);
Assignee:
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 28/16 (2006.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/30 (2006.01); B60W 30/188 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 28/16 (2013.01); B60K 28/165 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/30 (2013.01); B60W 30/1886 (2013.01); B60W 30/18172 (2013.01); B60W 2520/26 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/41 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/411 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of minimizing the occurrence of wheel slip in a traction vehicle includes a drivetrain, at least one wheel for providing tractive effort on a support surface, and a ground-engaging implement moveable relative to the support surface. The method includes estimating a first force acting against the ground-engaging implement, estimating a second force provided by the at least one wheel operable to move the vehicle on the support surface, and controlling the ground-engaging implement based on a difference between the first force and the second force.