Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Takahiro Matsuda

Daihei Teshima

Masahiro Kanda

Yuji Yasui

Takashi Aoki

Takamichi Shimada

Takahiro Eguchi

Yasushi Inagawa

Toshiyuki Yumoto

Kouhei Ohsono

Ukyo Ogata

Shintaro Kameda

Keisuke Katsuta

Atsuhiro Saeki

Hidekazu Araki

Hiroyuki Okuda

In a control apparatus for an automatic transmission, it is configured to calculate a change amount (&#x394;NC estimation value) of an output rotational speed of the transmission (S); calculate an average (I phase initial average G) of the change amount of the output rotational speed over a predetermined period of an initial inertia (I) phase of shifting; calculate an average (after-shift average G) of a vehicle acceleration after the completion of the shifting, assuming that the change amount of the output rotational speed indicates the vehicle acceleration G; calculate a difference (I phase initial G) between the average of the change amount of the output rotational speed and the average of the vehicle acceleration; incrementally and decrementally correct the desired value of the transmission torque of the frictional engaging element such that the calculated difference falls within a predetermined range; and control supply of hydraulic pressure to the frictional engaging element such that it becomes the corrected desired value (Sto S). With this, since the vehicle acceleration at shifting is estimated and evaluated and based thereon, variation in the transmission torque of the frictional engaging element, etc., is learned, it becomes possible to fully exploit the potential of the frictional engaging element, thereby improving a feel given to the vehicle occupant(s) at shifting.

Control apparatus for automatic transmission

There is provided a failure determination system for a continuously variable transmission of a belt type, which is capable of determining failure of control valves for performing speed varying operation, and enhancing maintainability. An ECU controls a transmission ratio of the transmission to a fixation-determining LOW-side range when the vehicle is standing. When the transmission ratio during stoppage of the vehicle is within a stop-time OD-side range if engine torque&#x2267;OD-time DR-side reference torque and at the same time the transmission ratio&#x3c;DN-side reference value hold, the ECU determines that the DR solenoid valve is faulty, and if the throttle valve opening&#x2267;OD-side reference value, the transmission ratio&#x2267;DN-side reference value, and at the same time a vehicle speed&#x3c;OD-side reference value hold, the ECU determines that the DN solenoid valve is faulty.

Failure determination system for stepless speed changer and failure determination device for start clutch

A belt-type continuously variable transmission has a pulley side pressure control valve for controlling side pressures of driving and driven pulleys and a controller for controlling the pulley side pressure control valve. The controller has a correcting device for correcting a belt transmission torque calculated by a belt transmission torque calculator when the polarity of the belt transmission torque changes. The correcting device adds to the belt transmission torque for a predetermined time a correction value corresponding to a peak torque of the belt transmission torque arising at times of throttle opening and closing. That is, because the belt transmission torque is corrected in correspondence with the peak torque arising at times of throttle opening and closing, the side pressures of the pulleys are kept at suitable values at all times and slippage of the metal V-belt is prevented.

Belt-type continuously variable transmission

The torque detection system for a continuously variable transmission for a vehicle having a dual-mass flywheel connecting an output of an engine mounted on the vehicle to the transmission and a start clutch for engaging/disengaging the transmitted power to the vehicle wheels. The dual-mass flywheel comprises of two flywheel components coupled by a torsion spring. Rotational speeds of the two flywheel components are detected and a phase angle therebetween is then calculated. A torque estimated to be input to the start clutch is determined by retrieving predetermined characteristics defining a static torque set with respect to the phase angle. When the vehicle is braked to stop in engine idling state, the clutch oil pressure is determined based on the calculated torque.

System for detecting torque of automatic vehicle transmission and

A clutch operational control apparatus (75) controls an engaging force of a starting clutch (5) which is provided in a power transmitting path including an automatic transmission (CVT). The control apparatus comprises an idling state detector of an engine, a vacuum pressure detector for detecting an actual intake vacuum pressure of the engine, a range judging unit for judging a shift position of a manual shift lever, a target intake vacuum pressure determining unit for determining a target intake vacuum pressure, and clutch engaging force control means for controlling the clutch engaging force. The target intake vacuum pressure determining unit determines the target intake vacuum pressure based on the actual intake vacuum pressure when it is judged that the shift position is in the non-driving range and further when it is detected that said engine is in the idling state. The clutch engaging force control means controls the clutch engaging force so that the actual intake vacuum pressure coincides with the target intake vacuum pressure when it is judged that the shift position is in the driving range and further when it is detected that the engine is in the idling state.

Clutch operational control apparatus

A pulley thrust pressure control apparatus for a belt-type continuously variable transmission having a drive pulley connected with an input member, a driven pulley connected with an output member, a V-belt trained around the drive and driven pulleys, a drive cylinder for varying the pulley width of the drive pulley, and a driven cylinder for varying the pulley width of the driven pulley. The actual transmitting torque transmitted through the V-belt is calculated and a belt transmittable torque is calculated by multiplying the actual transmitting torque by a safety factor which is higher when said actual transmitting torque is negative than when it is positive. A pulley thrust pressure control valve controls the pressures supplied to the drive and driven cylinders so as to obtain the calculated belt transmitting torque.

Pulley thrust pressure control apparatus for belt-type continuously

A belt-type continuously variable transmission for use with a motor vehicle engine has a hydraulic actuator for effecting at least one of speed ratio control and clutch control. The belt-type continuously variable transmission is controlled by a control system including a solenoid-operated control valve for generating a controlling hydraulic pressure to be supplied to the hydraulic actuator, a hydraulic pressure generator for generating a hydraulic pressure corresponding to the rotational speed of the engine, a directional control valve for selectively connecting the solenoid-operated control valve and the hydraulic pressure generating means to the hydraulic actuator, and a solenoid-operated on-off valve for controlling the directional control valve. When the solenoid of the solenoid-operated on-off valve is energized, the directional control valve connects the solenoid-operated control valve to the hydraulic actuator, and when the solenoid is de-energized, the directional control valve connects the hydraulic pressure generator to the hydraulic actuator.

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