Sentences with phrase «slipping wheel»

This means that the vehicle can be driven with constantly slipping wheels indefinitely.

Don't look for a series of locking differentials, like on the G - Class or the almighty Unimog; instead, the traction / stability control system can brake slipping wheels.

The AWD operates via a rear drive module / secondary axle torque transfer device using electro - magnetic actuated primary and secondary clutches, while the system grabs outside slipping wheels for side - to - side torque distribution.

So whether your car is slipping a wheel because of a poor surface, or because of lifting during cornering, or just because you're standing on it and one wheel's lighting up, a standard or open differential tends to put the power in the wrong place when there's a lack of grip.

Braking action on slipping wheel (s) will cause power transfer to wheel axle (s) with traction due to the mechanical action within the differential.

I couldn't slip a wheel or get it wrong even when I tried, and on the pavement the X-REAS does an admirable job of controlling unwanted motions.

This more straightforward, analogue approach has been taken with the limited slip differential, which is a wholly mechanical Torsen type (the old car had a simpler GKN item), which can send up to 45 percent of the engine's torque to a slipping wheel.

If one wheel starts to slip — as a result of rain, ice, or even loose sand — the open differential would allow the slipping wheel to spin freely, while depriving the other wheel of any drive at all.

If wheel spin occurs, it applies brake pressure to the slipping wheel (s) and may reduce engine power to help maintain traction and vehicle stability.

And whenever the vehicle's systems sense a loss of traction, it will electronically and physically divert power away from the slipping wheels to the wheels with traction.

Using the same wheel - speed sensors as the Antilock Braking System (ABS) and Electronic Stability Program (ESP ®), 4 - ETS can detect the onset of wheelspin and rapidly pulse the brake at the slipping wheel.

A-TRAC, Active Traction Control, can brake a slipping wheel and direct torque to the wheels with grip; VSC, DAC, HAC, Crawl Control and so on is available to help on steep slopes and rough terrain; and there's even a steering - angle indicator to show the driver where the front wheels are pointing, which isn't always obvious in snow or mud.

The system instantly reduces engine torque and / or applies the brake at the slipping wheel, slowing the rotation of the wheel until grip is restored.

In its place, you get a sort of electronic torque vectoring system that performs like a limited slip differential by adding brake force to the slipping wheel (or the inside wheel when cornering) to send power to the other end of the axle's open differential.

Whenever it senses a wheel beginning to slip, the Active Brake Limited Slip system automatically brakes the slipping wheel and sends additional power to the wheels with the most traction.

When traveling in a straight line, where one wheel starts to slip (and spin faster than the wheel with traction), torque is reduced to the slipping wheel (Trq 2) and provided to the slower wheel (Trq 1).

All - Speed Traction Control monitors wheel slip and applies brake pressure to the slipping wheel (s) to maintain stability.

A lot of them are also utilized via programs that grab the brakes whether aimed uphill or down, to stop a slipping wheel from slipping.

If a computer senses a rear wheel losing traction, it will apply the brake to the slipping wheel until traction is restored.

Some systems also reduce engine power to the slipping wheels.

Subaru calls it Symmetrical All - Wheel Drive, and it's always engaged, always ready to shift power away from a slipping wheel to the wheels with more traction.

These act laterally alongside the electronic stability control system, instead of longitudinally, and can quickly and briefly brake a slipping wheel for a better transfer of torque to the wheel on the other side.

This enables the Abarth 595 to transfer torque from a slipping wheel to the wheel that has grip.

VSA also provides a limited - slip differential effect for the driving wheels by applying braking force to a slipping wheel, thereby redirecting driving force to the wheel with more traction.

VSA also provides a limited - slip differential effect for the front wheels by applying braking force to a slipping wheel, thereby redirecting driving force to the wheel with more traction.

The sensors determined that the right rear wheel was spinning out of control and activated so torque was directed to the slipping wheel - all in milliseconds so the car pulled away in a straight line without the least quiver.

An additional benefit is the limited - slip differential effect the system provides for the front and rear wheels by applying braking force to a slipping wheel thereby redirecting driving force to the wheel with more traction.

Specially tuned in conjunction with the Type R's helical limited - slip differential, VSA provides an additional limited - slip effect for the driving wheels by applying braking force to a slipping wheel, thereby redirecting driving force to the wheel with more traction.

In conjunction with the Civic Si's helical limited - slip differential, VSA provides an additional limited - slip effect for the driving wheels by applying braking force to a slipping wheel, thereby redirecting driving force to the wheel with more traction.

The computer automatically pumps more power to any slipping wheel.

When the system detects a slipping wheel, 4 - ETS sends torque to the gripping wheels so the engine's power is not wasted on wheels without traction.

As the slipping wheels regain traction, torque will redistribute to those wheels.

For example, if sensors detect wheel slip, braking is applied to the slipping wheel, while torque is sent to the gripping wheel for additional stability.

Some traction control systems also lessen the engine power to the slipping wheels.