Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Ford Motor Company Limited

Donald G Levens

Jeffrey Allen Doering

Alex O'Connor Gibson

Hong Jiang

Felix Nedorezov

Steve Michael Cicala

Eric Frank Banners

Kurt Howard Nickerson

Conor Edward Sullivan

Markian Oleh Diakiw

Matthew Thomas Trent

Cory Benson Laroche

Thaddeus Hill

Charles Ernest Gray

Gurjeet Singh

Douglas Ryan Cecil

A vehicle includes an engine, a transmission, and a controller. The engine is configured to generate power to propel the vehicle. The transmission has gears and clutches configured to shift between the gears. The controller is programmed to operate the clutches during wide-open throttle events to upshift the gears at shift points corresponding to engine speeds. The controller is further programmed to adapt the shift points by increasing the shift points over a series of the wide-open throttle events from initial values to mature values.

Shift point adaptation method for a vehicle powertrain

A computer having a processor and memory that stores instructions executable by the processor, wherein the computer is programmed to: receive adaptive transmission clutch data from a plurality of first vehicles, the data from each first vehicle including a modified shifting profile; determine, using the received data, an updated initial shifting profile; and provide the updated initial profile to a plurality of second vehicles.

Updating shifting profiles for adaptive transmissions

Methods and systems for controlling a transmission coupled to an engine during an engine start are presented. In one example, a method adjusts a transmission tie-up force in response to an indication of transmission slip. The method may improve vehicle launch for stop/start vehicles.

Method for controlling a transmission coupled to an engine that may be automatically stopped

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