Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co .kg

George Herr

Bradley Dean Riedle

Hong Jiang

Matthew John Shelton

Derek Kinch

Jeffrey James Tumavitch

Loyal George MacMillian

Ekkehard Reibold

Ralph S Walker

Shawn Adam Holland

Georg Göppert

Steven Craig Meisner

A method for operating a clutch includes operating the clutch with increased slip during a green phase and operating the clutch with normal slip during a post-green phase. In some example embodiments, increased slip consists of slip speeds greater than 40 revolutions per minute. In an example embodiment, increased slip consists of a slip speed of approximately 50 revolutions per minute.

Clutch run-in by slip control

A method for controlling a power-off downshift in a powershift transmission includes disengaging the current gear, synchronizing engine speed and a speed of the target gear layshaft by increasing a torque capacity of the target gear clutch, disengaging the clutch, engaging the target gear, and reengaging the clutch.

Power-off downshift engagement dampening

A fluid level indicator for determining the level of fluid in a container includes a dipstick that is entered into the fluid in the container and withdrawn from the fluid, a billet of thermochromic material having a reference temperature, a billet length extending along a portion of the dipstick, and a fluid level range marking on the dipstick along the length of the billet.

Temperature sensitive dipstick

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George Herr