| 摘要 |
<p>A system (10) for protecting one or more drivetrain components (18, 22, 24) from excessive inertial torque includes an automated clutch (16) disposed between an internal combustion engine (14) ans a transmission (18) coupled thereto, wherein the automated clutch (16) is responsive to computer control. Under conditions wherein driveline acceleration exceeds an acceleration threshold, wherein the acceleration threshold preferably corresponds to the weakest of the drivetrain components (18, 22, 24), a control computer (12) is operable to actuate the automated clutch (16) to thereby electronically disengage the engine (14) from the transmission (18), and accordingly protect the various drivetrain components (18, 22, 24) from damage due to excessive engine inertial torque. In an alternate embodiment, a control computer (12) is operable to compute or otherwise estimate engine inertial torque and actuate the automated clutch (16) as just described if/when the engine inertial torque exceeds a torque threshold corresponding to an input tor ue capacity of one or more of the drivetrain components (18, 22, 24).</p> |
