Patent ID: 11859716
Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  Y | IPC F

Claim 9:
10. The TCEC of claim 1, wherein the IVT control system comprises:
(i) a crank length controller comprising electronic components configured to:
determine a desired output rotation speed of an infinitely variable transmission; and
determine a control signal for a crank length control mechanism based on the determined output rotation speed; and

a crank length control mechanism configured to receive the control signal and control the crank length of the infinitely variable transmission based on the control signal; and
(ii) an input-control module configured to control a motion conversion module of an infinitely variable transmission; and
a forward speed controller comprising electronic components configured to:
determine a crank length for the infinitely variable transmission, a desired modulated input speed of the input-control module, and an output torque of an output shaft of the infinitely variable transmission; and
output a control signal to the input-control module based on the determined crank length, the desired modulated input speed, and the output torque.