Adaptive underspeed control
First Claim
1. A machine having at least one motor operable to propel the machine and to at least one implement actuator, the machine having an engine operative at a speed controlled by an underspeed setting, the machine comprising:
- at least one transmission connected to the at least one motor operating to propel the machine;
an electronic controller associated with the machine, the electronic controller disposed to receive data corresponding to at least one machine operating parameter relative to the at least one transmission;
the electronic controller being further disposed to process the data corresponding to the at least one machine operating parameter to determine an operating mode of the machine and to adapt the underspeed setting for the engine based on the operating mode.
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Abstract
A machine (100) includes an engine (102) connected to an implement pump (204) operating an actuator and to a propel pump operating a motor (106). An electronic controller (218) is disposed to receive at least one parameter selected from the group of: a pressure of fluid at the at least one motor (106), a pressure of fluid at the at least one implement actuator, a rate of rotation of the engine (102), a rate of rotation of the at least one motor (106), and a torque output of the engine (102). The electronic controller (218) monitors the at least one parameter for a predetermined period, and determines an operating mode of the machine (100). The electronic controller (218) then adjusts an underspeed setting for the engine (102) based on the operating mode.
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20 Claims
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1. A machine having at least one motor operable to propel the machine and to at least one implement actuator, the machine having an engine operative at a speed controlled by an underspeed setting, the machine comprising:
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at least one transmission connected to the at least one motor operating to propel the machine; an electronic controller associated with the machine, the electronic controller disposed to receive data corresponding to at least one machine operating parameter relative to the at least one transmission; the electronic controller being further disposed to process the data corresponding to the at least one machine operating parameter to determine an operating mode of the machine and to adapt the underspeed setting for the engine based on the operating mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for operating a machine having a tractive system and one or more power consuming systems, comprising:
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operating an engine at an engine speed that is above an underspeed setpoint; generating power from operation of the engine; splitting power generated into tractive power and into power consumed by the one or more power consuming systems; consuming power by the tractive system of the machine; consuming power by the one or more power consuming systems of the machine; detecting tractive information relative to power consumed by the tractive system of the machine; detecting respective power consumption information relative to power consumed by each of the one or more power consuming systems of the machine; processing tractive information and each respective power consumption information and determining an inferred usage profile for the machine; determining an operating mode of the machine based on the inferred usage profile; and adapting an underspeed set cut-in rate based on the determined operating mode. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A control algorithm for improving productivity and power utilization of a machine, the machine being propelled by a propel circuit and performing tasks with an implement powered by an implement circuit, the control algorithm being executed within an electronic controller associated with the machine, the electronic controller disposed to receive information from the propel circuit and the implement circuit, the control algorithm performing the computer implemented steps of:
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accessing information provided from at least one sensor disposed on the machine, the at least one sensor disposed to measure machine parameter in at least one of the propel circuit and the implement circuit; monitoring information collected from the at least one sensor for a duration of time; calculating a usage profile for the machine based on the information monitored from the at least one sensor; determining a mode of operation of the machine based on the usage profile; and adaptively adjusting desired underspeed cut-in rate for the machine based on the determined mode of operation. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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