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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 1995
Filed:
Mar. 18, 1993
Yoshifumi Yagi, Okazaki, JP;
Hirohito Nishikata, Susono, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A shifting control apparatus for an automatic transmission of an automotive vehicle includes a throttle valve part, a traction control part for carrying out a traction control process for adjusting the throttle valve part to reach a first throttle position value when the vehicle is operating under prescribed operating conditions, the first throttle position value being smaller than a second throttle position value corresponding to a displacement of an accelerator pedal set by a vehicle operator, a throttle position setting part for setting a mean throttle position value by taking a weighted average of the first throttle position value set while the traction control process is being carried out and the second throttle position value corresponding to the displacement of the accelerator pedal, and a control part for carrying out a shifting control process for the automatic transmission in accordance with the mean throttle position value from the throttle position setting part.