Patent ID: 8825314
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: B60K,B60W,B60Y,E02F

Abstract:
1. A machine, comprising: a powertrain drivingly connected to at least one left front wheel, at least one right front wheel, at least one left rear wheel, and at least one right rear wheel through a torque transfer unit, the torque transfer unit configured to transfer torque to the front wheels as a function of a desired front torque, and to transfer a different torque to the rear wheels as a function of a desired rear torque, wherein the powertrain is drivingly connected to the front wheels through a front differential and to the rear wheels through a rear differential, the front and rear differentials configured to transfer torque to the left wheels as a function of a desired left torque, and to transfer a different torque to the right wheels as a function of a desired Light torque; at least one sensor configured to detect a value of an operating parameter of the machine that is indicative of a distribution of a weight of the machine across the left and right front and rear wheels of the machine, and to generate a parameter signal corresponding to the value of the operating parameter; and a control unit configured to determine the weight distribution of the machine across the left and right front and rear wheels of the machine as a function of the parameter signal and to determine the desired front torque and the desired rear torque as a function of the weight distribution, and wherein the control unit is configured to determine the desired left torque and the desired right torque as a function of the weight distribution.