A driveline for a vehicle is provided. The driveline (100) includes a power source (104), a planetary gearset (106), a lockout clutch (124), a transmission (108), and a kinetic energy recovery system (102). The planetary gearset includes a sun gear (118), ...

A wheel hub transmission for a vehicle driveline is provided. The wheel hub transmission includes an input shaft, a planetary gear arrangement, a casing member, and a clutching device. The input shaft is drivingly engaged with a power source and the planet...

A vehicle driveline and a method for synchronizing a flywheel and the vehicle driveline are provided. The vehicle driveline includes a power source, a primary clutch drivingly engaged with the power source, a primary transmission drivingly engaged with the...

A flywheel energy storage assembly and a method for dissipating energy stored in a flywheel assembly is provided. The flywheel energy storage assembly includes a flywheel rotatably disposed in a flywheel housing, a fluid source, a braking actuator in fluid...

A vehicle driveline and a method for transferring energy from a flywheel is provided. The vehicle driveline includes a power source (204), a clutch (206)drivingly engaged with the power source, a transmission (208) drivingly engaged with the clutch, a powe...

A method and apparatus for a power dissipation management system for a vehicle where a thermal condition of a plurality of driveline components is determined. The quantity of energy for each driveline component can absorb is determined based upon its therm...

A method and apparatus for safely braking a vehicle using a brake system under control of a controller (12). The system includes a parallel system of an electronic brake system for applying the brake and a mechanical brake system for controlling the brake....