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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 1990
Filed:
Apr. 29, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerald L Holbrook, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Michael R Lindsay, Livonia, MI (US);
Hemang S Mehta, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Assignee:
Chrysler Corporation, Highland Park, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D / ; F02D / ; F02D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3644241 ; 123361 ; 74866 ;
Abstract
A method of determining the throttle angle position for an electronic automatic transmission system wherein a controller is programmed to determine the throttle angle position of the throttle in the engine and to detect any failures of the hardware used to determine throttle angle position and upon detecting a failure, providing a default throttle angle value to guarantee satisfactory operation.