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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2013
Applicant:
Volvo Truck Corporation, Göteborg, SE;
Inventors:
Johan Bjernetun, Mölnlycke, SE;
Anders Eriksson, Torslanda, SE;
Assignee:
Volvo Truck Corporation, Göteborg, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/14 (2006.01); B60W 30/17 (2012.01); F16H 61/02 (2006.01); B60W 10/02 (2006.01); B60W 10/11 (2012.01); B60W 30/16 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/14 (2013.01); B60W 10/02 (2013.01); B60W 10/11 (2013.01); B60W 30/17 (2013.01); F16H 61/0213 (2013.01); B60W 30/16 (2013.01); B60W 2420/52 (2013.01); B60W 2550/30 (2013.01); B60W 2710/021 (2013.01); B60W 2710/1005 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/142 (2013.01); F16H 2061/023 (2013.01); F16H 2061/0218 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is provided for adapting the starting gear of an automated manual transmission in a heavy vehicle, where a pre-selected starting gear is selected by a transmission control unit depending on vehicle parameters of the heavy vehicle, where the starting gear is lowered from the pre-selected starting gear depending on a movement behavior of a vehicle in front of the heavy vehicle. The pre-selected starting gear can be adapted to the traffic in front of the vehicle, which makes it possible to avoid unnecessary gear changes and which allows for a smooth starting cycle of the vehicle.