US Patent Issued to Oshkosh Defense on Oct. 21 for "Tracked combat vehicle with integrated motor brake having clutch sensors" (Michigan, Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,449,034, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Oshkosh Defense LLC (Oshkosh, Wis.).

"Tracked combat vehicle with integrated motor brake having clutch sensors" was invented by Andrew Kotloski (Oshkosh, Wis.), Nicholas Kopec (South Lyon, Mich.) and Benjamin LeVesque (Royal Oak, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tracked vehicle includes a drive system and a controller. The drive system is configured to drive a track of the tracked vehicle. The drive system includes an electric motor, a gearbox, and a first positional sensor. The gearbox includes a first planetary gearset, a second planetary gearset, a first clutch, and a second clutch. Th...