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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 7/08 (2006.01); F16H 7/22 (2006.01); F02B 67/06 (2006.01); F16H 7/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 67/06 (2013.01); F16H 7/08 (2013.01); F16H 7/12 (2013.01); F16H 2007/0861 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for determining the length of a traction mechanism that is part of a traction drive of an engine. In one example, a method includes determining a position of a movable tensioning device relative to a traction mechanism drive using measuring technology, determining an actual length Lof a traction mechanism computationally using the position of the tensioning device, determining a length change ΔL with respect to a predefinable setpoint length Lcomputationally using the computationally determined actual length L, and adjusting one or more operating parameters based on the length change.