End of fill detector for a fluid actuated clutch
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1. A system for detecting an end-of-fill condition for a fluid actuated clutch comprising:
- a fluid actuated clutch;
an input mechanism that generates a signal, including a value for an input speed of said fluid actuated clutch and a value of output speed for said fluid actuated clutch;
an electronic controller for detecting an instantaneous clutch slip, which is a difference between said input speed of said fluid actuated clutch and said output speed of said fluid actuated clutch and detecting when said instantaneous clutch slip is less than an average of a predetermined number of cycles of instantaneous clutch slip that is divided by a predetermined factor, where this condition represents the end-of-fill point for said fluid actuated clutch; and
a control valve that is activated by said electronic controller and said control valve is operatively connected to said fluid actuated clutch.
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Abstract
In one aspect of this invention, a fluid actuated clutch is disclosed. The fluid actuated clutch is operatively connected to a control valve that is activated by an electronic controller that receives a signal from an input mechanism. The system and method includes detecting an instantaneous clutch slip and detecting when the instantaneous clutch slip is less than an average of a predetermined number of cycles of instantaneous clutch slip that is divided by a predetermined factor. This condition represents the end-of-fill point for the fluid actuated clutch.
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1. A system for detecting an end-of-fill condition for a fluid actuated clutch comprising:
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a fluid actuated clutch; an input mechanism that generates a signal, including a value for an input speed of said fluid actuated clutch and a value of output speed for said fluid actuated clutch; an electronic controller for detecting an instantaneous clutch slip, which is a difference between said input speed of said fluid actuated clutch and said output speed of said fluid actuated clutch and detecting when said instantaneous clutch slip is less than an average of a predetermined number of cycles of instantaneous clutch slip that is divided by a predetermined factor, where this condition represents the end-of-fill point for said fluid actuated clutch; and a control valve that is activated by said electronic controller and said control valve is operatively connected to said fluid actuated clutch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for detecting an end-of-fill condition for a fluid actuated clutch, which is operatively connected to a control valve that is activated by an electronic controller that also receives a signal from an input mechanism, including a value for an input speed of said fluid actuated clutch and a value of output speed for said fluid actuated clutch, the method comprising the steps of:
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detecting an instantaneous clutch slip, which is a difference between said input speed of said fluid actuated clutch and said output speed of said fluid actuated clutch; and detecting when said instantaneous clutch slip is less than an average of a predetermined number of cycles of instantaneous clutch slip that is divided by a predetermined factor, where this condition represents the end-of-fill point for said fluid actuated clutch. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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