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Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2022

Filed:

Jul. 15, 2019
Applicants:

Dean Baker, Troy, MI (US);

Brian P Young, Grand Blanc, MI (US);

Nathan J Saliga, Clarkston, MI (US);

Inventors:

Dean Baker, Troy, MI (US);

Brian P Young, Grand Blanc, MI (US);

Nathan J Saliga, Clarkston, MI (US);

Assignee:

FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 66/02 (2006.01); F16D 48/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 66/026 (2013.01); F16D 48/06 (2013.01);
Abstract

An automatic transmission system of a vehicle and a corresponding adaptation method utilize an automatic transmission comprising a hydraulic friction clutch and a controller configured to continuously perform a feedforward adaptation procedure that models wear of the clutch, the feedforward adaptation procedure comprising obtaining a set of operating parameters each indicative of wear of the clutch, model the wear of the clutch based on the set of operating parameters using a clutch wear model, and determine a clutch offset for controlling application of the clutch based on the modeled clutch wear, and control application of the clutch based on the determined clutch offset.


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