Granted Patent B1

US 12,594,925 · App. 18/099,343 · Granted Apr 7, 2026

Inventors: Chad Smith (Omro, WI); Bradon Zeitler (Oshkosh, WI); Jessica Szymanski (Oshkosh, WI); Rachell Harsh (Oshkosh, WI); Deepak Shukla (Oshkosh, WI); Ed Trinklein (Oshkosh, WI); Mitchel Nordahl (Oshkosh, WI); Mikel Ullman (Oshkosh, WI)

Assignee: OSHKOSH DEFENSE, LLC

B60W20/15B60W10/06B60W10/08B60W10/30B60W20/17B60W2300/26B60W2510/0657B60W2510/083B60W2510/244B60W2552/15B60W2710/1022

Abstract

Claims (23)

1 . A control system for operating a driveline of a military vehicle according to a plurality of modes, the control system comprising:

processing circuitry configured to communicably couple with a user interface and the driveline of the military vehicle, the driveline comprising an engine, an integrated motor generator (IMG), and a front end accessory drive (FEAD), the FEAD comprising a plurality of accessories and an electric motor-generator, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:

receive a user input from the user interface indicating a selected mode of the plurality of modes, the user input provided by a screen or button of the user interface; and

operate the driveline according to the selected mode;

wherein the plurality of modes comprise an engine mode and a dual-drive mode;

wherein in the engine mode, the processing circuitry is configured to operate the engine of the driveline to drive the FEAD and drive tractive elements of the military vehicle through the IMG for transportation; and

wherein in the dual-drive mode, the processing circuitry is configured to operate both the engine and the IMG cooperatively to drive the tractive elements of the military vehicle for transportation to continually provide a rated torque of a transmission to the tractive elements;

wherein the FEAD comprises:

a first belt;

the plurality of accessories and the electric motor-generator coupled with the first belt;

a second belt;

a hydraulic pump; and

a sprag clutch, wherein the hydraulic pump, the first belt, and the second belt are coupled with the sprag clutch;

wherein the second belt is coupled with an output shaft of the engine, wherein the engine is configured to drive the hydraulic pump through the second belt and the sprag clutch, and drive the first belt, the plurality of accessories, and the electric motor-generator through the second belt, the sprag clutch, and the first belt.

2 . The control system of claim 1 , wherein in the dual-drive mode, the processing circuitry is configured to:

obtain a current speed of the engine and a current amount of torque provided by the engine;

determine if the transmission can support additional torque based on a comparison between the current amount of the torque provided by the engine and the rated torque, wherein the processing circuitry determines that the transmission can support additional torque if the current amount torque provided by the engine is less than the rated torque; and

in response to determining that the transmission can support additional torque:

operate the IMG to provide an additional amount of torque to the tractive elements, the additional amount of torque being substantially equal to a difference between the rated torque and the current amount of torque provided by the engine.

3 . The control system of claim 2 , wherein the current amount of torque provided by the engine is determined by the processing circuitry based on the current speed of the engine and using a torque-speed curve of the engine, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to determine a speed at which to operate the IMG to provide the additional amount of torque using a torque-speed curve of the IMG.

4 . The control system of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to automatically transition the military vehicle out of the engine mode and into the dual-drive mode based on sensor data indicating that the military vehicle is climbing a hill.

5 . The control system of claim 1 , wherein in the engine mode, the processing circuitry is configured to operate the engine to drive the electric motor-generator of the FEAD to generate electrical energy for use or storage by one or more electrical components of the military vehicle.

6 . The control system of claim 1 , wherein in the engine mode, the processing circuitry is configured to operate the engine to drive the tractive elements of the military vehicle through the IMG, and operate the IMG to selectively function as a generator to generate electrical energy for use or storage by one or more electrical components of the military vehicle.

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