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Vehicle propulsion control apparatus and method

US4410947A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 2, 1981
Grant dateOct 18, 1983
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Expiry dateJul 2, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T10/72
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In the control of adhesion between a vehicle and a track, an adaptive control is provided for reapplying the tractive effort between the vehicle and the track in accordance with the known tractive effort level at which a loss of adhesion was sensed.

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