发明名称 |
Open Loop Machine Motor Speed Control Based on Downhill Slope Determination |
摘要 |
A manner of managing operation of a machine is described for preventing damage/wear to movable machine components arising from operation of the machine/parts at excessive speed while the machine is traveling down a steep incline. The managing of the machine operation includes determining a downhill slope value in a machine direction of travel and then establishing a maximum commanded transmission output speed in accordance with the determined downhill slope value. Thereafter a maximum commanded gear ratio is established, for a transmission having a variable gear ratio, based upon the maximum commanded transmission output speed and a current engine speed. A controller compares the maximum commanded variable gear ratio to an operator requested gear ratio, and a target gear ratio is established for the variable gear ratio of the transmission based upon a minimum of the compared commanded variable gear ratio and the operator requested gear ratio. |
申请公布号 |
US2014214295(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.07.31 |
申请号 |
US201313755877 |
申请日期 |
2013.01.31 |
申请人 |
CATERPILLAR INC. |
发明人 |
Elliott Christopher |
分类号 |
F16H59/66 |
主分类号 |
F16H59/66 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A method of managing operation of a machine to prevent movable machine components from reaching excessive speed while the machine is traveling down a steep incline, the method comprising:
determining a downhill slope value in a machine direction of travel; establishing a maximum commanded transmission output speed in accordance with the determined downhill slope value; establishing a maximum commanded gear ratio, for a transmission having a variable gear ratio, based upon the maximum commanded transmission output speed and a current engine speed; comparing the maximum commanded variable gear ratio to an operator requested gear ratio; and establishing a target gear ratio for the variable gear ratio of the transmission based upon a minimum of the compared commanded variable gear ratio and the operator requested gear ratio, thereby ensuring that the target gear ratio provided to a controller for the transmission does not exceed the maximum commanded variable gear ratio for a current determined value for the downhill slope value in the machine direction of travel. |
地址 |
Peoria IL US |