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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2016
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Jin Sung Kim, Hwaseong-Si, KR;
Ju Hyun Nam, Bucheon-Si, KR;
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A method for controlling a clutch includes judging whether or not a slip amount of the clutch is reduced to below a first reference value by a controller after starting of the vehicle is launched, judging whether or not accumulated slip energy of the clutch until a present time from the launch of starting the vehicle is a second reference value or more, as a result of judgment as to the slip amount of the clutch, if the slip amount of the clutch is below the first reference value, and controlling engagement of the clutch so as to prevent overheating of the clutch while the controller causes an engine to maintain a target engine speed, as a result of the judgment as to the accumulated slip energy, if the accumulated slip energy is the second reference value or more.