Patent ID: 11904838
Assignee: JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  Y | IPC B

Claim 15:
16. A method of controlling coupling of an electric machine to provide torque to at least one wheel of an axle of a vehicle, the method comprising:
receiving a speed signal indicative of a speed of the vehicle and a status signal indicative of a status of a coupling of the electric machine to the at least one wheel of the axle of the vehicle;
determining a coupling state of the electric machine to the at least one wheel of the axle;
outputting a coupling signal indicative of the determined coupling state to control the coupling of the electric machine to the at least one wheel of the axle;
determining, in dependence on the status signal, a failure to change the coupling state of the electric machine to the at least one wheel of the axle in dependence on a change in the determined coupling state; and
outputting, in dependence on the determined failure, the coupling signal indicative of a retry of the change in the coupling state in dependence on the speed signal being indicative of the speed of the vehicle being one or both of: at least a predetermined minimum speed greater than 0 kilometers per hour, and less than or equal to a predetermined non-zero maximum speed.