Patent ID: 9611907
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: F01N,F02D,F16D

Claim:
1. A vehicle system comprising: an engine; an aftertreatment system that receives exhaust gas from the engine; a clutch assembly; and a computing device configured to direct adjusting slippage of the clutch assembly based on a first temperature that is selected from the group consisting of a temperature of the aftertreatment system and an expected temperature of the aftertreatment system by directing the clutch assembly to: provide a first level of slippage when the first temperature is above a first reference temperature and above a second reference temperature; provide a second level of slippage that is more than the first level of slippage when the first temperature is below the first reference temperature and above the second reference temperature; and provide a third level of slippage that is more than the second level of slippage when the first temperature is below the first reference temperature and below the second reference temperature.