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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7381151 | Upshift control system of automatic transmission and method thereof A power-on 2-3 upshift control method for an automatic transmission comprises: determining whether a power-on 2-3 upshift condition exists; extracting an initial hydraulic pressure control duty and hydraulic pressure control duty depending on an input torque from a ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7198589 | Electric motor coupled to an internal combustion engine in a motor vehicle An electric machine coupled to an internal combustion engine in a motor vehicle, a control unit being provided for specifying an optimal efficiency operating state or for specifying a dynamically optimal operating state for the electric machine. Switchover means are... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7182711 | Vehicle trajectory control system A method for controlling an engine coupled to a transmission is described. The method is especially suited for a transmission having at least one gear in which an over-running clutch is present. The invention describes a method for adjusting an engine operating para... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7160227 | Control apparatus and control method for vehicle A control apparatus and method for a vehicle including a stepped automatic transmission and a shift control device which controls an operation of the automatic transmission based on a vehicle state such as a value corresponding to a driving force required for the ve... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7094176 | Method for carrying out gear shifting in a twin-clutch gearbox The invention relates to a method for carrying out gear shifting in a twin-clutch gearbox comprising at least two gearbox input shafts which are respectively coupled to the engine by means of a clutch. According to the invention, after recognizing a desire to change... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6945910 | Vehicle trajectory control system A method for controlling an engine coupled to a transmission is described. The method is especially suited for a transmission having at least one gear in which an over-running clutch is present. The invention describes a method for adjusting an engine operating para... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6896640 | Shift control apparatus for transmission A shift control apparatus of a transmission for a vehicle having an input shaft driven by an engine and an output shaft connecting with a drive wheel for automatically changing a speed ratio between the input shaft and the output shaft, comprises accelerator pedal o... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6851328 | Control apparatus for transmission A transmission control apparatus includes transmission lines disposed between a pair of transmission shafts and a hydraulic multiple disc transmission clutch disposed on one side of the transmission lines. Power from an engine is transmitted via one of the transmiss... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6814688 | Method and arrangement for controlling a drive unit In a method for controlling a drive unit, a driver command value is formed while considering the current transmission ratio and the drive unit is controlled in dependence upon the driver command value. In addition, a predicted driver command value is determined in d... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6711964 | Control device for automatic transmission and control method therefor A control device for an automatic transmission has a torque transmission provided between an input shaft and an output shaft of a gear-type transmission The torque transmission in at least one change gear stage is a friction clutch. When performing a change gear fro... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6606549 | For a four-wheel-drive vehicle A drive-force distribution controller for a four-wheel-drive vehicle in which drive force produced by an engine is transmitted directly to front or rear wheels and is transmitted to the remaining wheels via a torque distribution clutch, and the engagement... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6599220 | Control of infinitely variable transmission A controller (80) calculates a target speed ratio of a continuously variable transmission (2) incorporated into an infinitely variable transmission for a vehicle and a target vehicle acceleration based on a vehicle running state. When a predetermined cree... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6530291 | Automatic shift-down apparatus for automatic transmission An automatic shift-down apparatus for an automatic transmission which comprises vehicle speed detection device for detecting the speed of a vehicle; vehicle-speed variation rate calculation device for calculating the variation rate of the detected vehicle... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6485393 | Method for controlling a vehicle drive system A method is proposed for the control and regulation of a drive system of a motor vehicle having one electronic transmission control for an automatic transmission and connected therewith an electronic engine control for a prime mover. In a coasting operati... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6434464 | Process for evaluating the driving dynamic request of the driver for the driving strategy of an automatic/automated transmission The invention concerns a process for evaluating a driving dynamic request of a driver for the driving strategy of one of an automatic or automated transmission of a motor vehicle. It is proposed to calculate an accelerator pedal stroke, from the accelerat... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6368250 | Method and regulating and control unit for influencing the movement dynamics of a motor vehicle A method for influencing the driving dynamics of a motor vehicle wherein the vehicle speed and the transverse acceleration are feed as input signals to a regulating and control unit in which an actuation signal is produced when a limiting value of a varia... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6328673 | Control apparatus for an automatic transmission of a vehicle and a control method A control apparatus and a control method for an automatic transmission, minimizes torque fluctuations which, if left unchecked, give vehicle passengers a disagreeable feeling upon a gear shift. The control apparatus and method suppresses, such torque fluc... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6263273 | Process for controlling an automatic transmission In a process for control of an automatic transmission (3) in a vehicle, it is proposed to set an electronic transmission control (4) for a driving state low friction value when slip is detected on the input gears of the vehicle or an ACS deceleration is d... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6233512 | Method/system for controlling upshifting in an automated mechanical transmission system A control system/method to minimize unwanted multiple upshifts in an automated mechanical transmission system (12). After a full-throttle upshift (54A), the engine speeds at which upshifts are commanded are increased from a default value (54) to a modifie... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6216073 | Apparatus and method for controlling a speed change of an automatic transmission A down-shift is carried out when a) the sum of a dry force of a vehicle and a predetermined value, is smaller than a running resistance, and b) when an accelerator opening is larger than a threshold value which is based on vehicle speed, road inclination,... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6074326 | Lock-up control system for vehicle drivetrain with torque converter An engine-transmission drivetrain includes a torque converter situated between the engine output shaft and the transmission. The torque converter includes a lock-up clutch. A speed sensor, which measures the rotational speed of an output shaft of the tran... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5895435 | Vehicle drive mode estimating device, and vehicle control apparatus, transmission shift control apparatus and vehicle drive force control apparatus including drive mode estimating device Apparatus for estimating a drive mode of a motor vehicle desired by an operator of the motor vehicle, including a variable calculating device and a drive mode estimating device, wherein the variable calculating device calculates at least one of drive mode... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5863277 | Idle speed control for internal combustion engines A method of controlling the idle speed of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle from a first idle speed to a second idle speed that is higher than the first idle speed in response to a driver originating indication that is independent of the accelera... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5855533 | Automotive powertrain control Engine speed control during garage shift maneuvers of a transmission coupled, via a transmission input shaft, to a driven turbine of a hydrodynamic converter, the driven turbine fluidically coupled to a driving pump of the converter, the pump coupled to a... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5839084 | Driving-torque control system for four-wheel-drive vehicle A driving-torque control system for a four-wheel-drive vehicle includes a transfer clutch employed in a transfer of the four-wheel-drive vehicle for varying a distribution ratio of driving torque between front and rear road wheels depending on a front-and... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5813942 | Apparatus for controlling automatic trasmission during downhill running of vehicle by changing a reference acceleration value A shift control apparatus for controlling a speed ratio of an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle having an engine during running of the vehicle on a downhill road, on the basis of an actual acceleration value of the vehicle as compared with a refer... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5730680 | Continuously variable transmission control method and apparatus A method and apparatus for controlling a continuously variable transmission having an input and output shaft for use with an automotive vehicle. The transmission is operable at a variable speed ratio for transmitting a drive from the input shaft to the ou... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5720696 | Method of shift control using moment of inertia estimation In a motor vehicle having an electronically controlled automatic transmission, a method of inhibiting upshifts determines torque and acceleration parameters of the output shaft of the transmission prior to and after a shift. An estimate of the output shaf... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5669848 | Control system for automatic transmission for vehicle In order to prevent an increase in engine noise during a kick-down, a timer is set concurrently with a downshifting. When the throttle opening degree becomes equal to or larger than a threshold value YTHNST by a rapid depression of an accelerator pedal be... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5665021 | Toroidal continuous variable transmission The toroidal continuous variable transmission limits the amount of change of the target transmission ratio while at the same time taking advantage of the excellent speed change responsiveness to perform acceleration and deceleration of a vehicle in a way ... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5655995 | Speed change control method for an automotive automatic transmission A degree of sporty driving, or degree of load on tires of a vehicle, is detected based on a usage degree of tire performance. A horizontal force exerted on a tire is calculated and estimated based on longitudinal acceleration and lateral acceleration. The... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5620392 | Engine accessory torque and engine deceleration rate linear relationship and engine rotational moment-of-inertia determination method/system A method/system for controlling an automated transmission is provided wherein upon assembly of a vehicle, the intercept (A) and slope (B) values defining the presumed linear relationship between engine deceleration rate and engine accessory torque (dES/dt... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5611753 | Speed change control method for controlling changeover between gearshift positions of an automotive automatic transmission utilizing a detected degree of necessity of engine braking and learning correction A speed change control method controls changeover between gearshift positions of an automotive automatic transmission using a detected running condition parameter and a detected degree of necessity of engine braking. The degree of necessity of engine brak... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5603673 | Change gear control device using acceleration and gear ratio as parameters for automatic transmission in a motor vehicle and the method therefor A change gear control device is provided for an automatic transmission in a motor vehicle propelled by an internal combustion engine which is operated with an air/fuel mixture having air/fuel ratios ranging from a fuel rich air/fuel ratio to a fuel lean a... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5586953 | System for controlling a continuously variable transmission in response to a sensed wheel deceleration In order to improve steering performance and braking performance specifically on a low μ road surface during operation of engine braking, there are provided, in a shift control system of a continuously variable transmission, a sensor for determining a wh... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5582069 | Engine accessory torque and engine deceleration rate determination method/system An adaptive control system/method for an at least partially automated vehicular mechanical transmission system (10) is provided for determining the value of a control parameter (TACCES) indicative of accessory torque when the vehicle is in moti... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5577980 | Shift flare control Flare control is provided for downshifts in a computer controlled automatic transmission by providing an adaptive pressure term which is adjusted in response to detected flare conditions. During a downshift, engine acceleration is monitored and flare is d... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5555170 | System and method for controlling down shifting of vehicle automatic transmission Shift control system and method are provided for use in a vehicle automatic transmission in which a desired speed range is achieved in accordance with the state of driving of a vehicle. The degree of meandering of a running road on which the vehicle is ru... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5514051 | Method and an arrangement for controlling an automatic transmission A method and an arrangement for controlling an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle driven by an internal-combustion engine, in which the position of a throttle valve of the motor vehicle and the acceleration of the vehicle as the reaction thereto ar... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5508916 | Control for engagement of positive clutches in automated mechanical transmission systems A control method/system for controlling engagement of a target gear ratio (GRT)in a vehicular automated mechanical transmission system (10) is provided. The control causes engine speed (ES) to be alternately greater than and then less than sync... | 04/16/1996 |
