METHOD OF DETERMINING WHEEL SLIPPAGE AND ENGAGING A DIFFERENTIAL LOCK IN A WORK VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A method of determining wheel slippage in a work vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- sensing an absolute ground speed of the work vehicle;
calculating a ground speed of the work vehicle using at least one drive train component;
comparing said absolute ground speed with said calculated ground speed;
generating a scaling factor based upon said comparison; and
adjusting said calculated ground speed using said scaling factor.
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Abstract
A method of determining wheel slippage in a work vehicle includes the steps of: sensing an absolute ground speed of the work vehicle; calculating a ground speed of the work vehicle using at least one drive train component; comparing the absolute ground speed with the calculated ground speed; generating a scaling factor based upon the comparison; and adjusting the calculated ground speed using the scaling factor. The method may also include the steps of scaling the absolute ground speed to a threshold value; comparing the calculated ground speed with the threshold value; and engaging a differential lock if the calculated ground speed is greater than the threshold value.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of determining wheel slippage in a work vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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sensing an absolute ground speed of the work vehicle; calculating a ground speed of the work vehicle using at least one drive train component; comparing said absolute ground speed with said calculated ground speed; generating a scaling factor based upon said comparison; and adjusting said calculated ground speed using said scaling factor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of determining wheel slippage in a work vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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sensing an absolute ground speed of the work vehicle; calculating a ground speed of the work vehicle using at least one drive train component; scaling said absolute ground speed to a threshold value; comparing said calculated ground speed with said threshold value; and engaging a differential lock if said calculated ground speed is greater than said threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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