Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method to predict the remaining useful life of a clutch by coefficient of friction estimation
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Application No.: US14392379Application Date: 2014-09-05
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Publication No.: US09856932B2Publication Date: 2018-01-02
- Inventor: Mark R. J. Versteyhe , Keivan Shariatmadar
- Applicant: DANA LIMITED
- Applicant Address: US OH Maumee
- Assignee: Dana Limited
- Current Assignee: Dana Limited
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Maumee
- Agency: Marshall & Melhorn, LLC
- International Application: PCT/US2014/054343 WO 20140905
- International Announcement: WO2015/035204 WO 20150312
- Main IPC: F16D48/06
- IPC: F16D48/06

Abstract:
A system and method for determining a remaining useful life of a portion of a wet clutch system is provided. The system comprises a first clutch assembly, a proportional valve, a sensor, and a controller. The proportional valve regulates a pressure applied to the first clutch assembly. The sensor measures a response of the first clutch assembly during one of engaging and disengaging a first portion of the first clutch assembly with a second portion of the first clutch assembly. The controller controls the proportional valve, calculates a mean coefficient of friction of the first clutch assembly based on the sensed response of the first clutch assembly, and determines a remaining useful life of a portion of the wet clutch system based on the mean coefficient of friction of the first clutch assembly.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160258498A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PREDICT THE REMAINING USEFUL LIFE OF A CLUTCH BY COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION ESTIMATION Public/Granted day:2016-09-08
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