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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 03, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nader Motamedi, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Larry T Nitz, Rochester, MI (US);
Susan L Rees, Clawson, MI (US);
Glenn P O'Connell, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
Saturn Corporation, Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
364424 ; 180170 ; 477108 ;
Abstract
A motor vehicle has a multi-speed automatic transmission and a cruise control system. A method of shift control when the cruise control system is enabled infers from a plurality of factors based on cruise control error quantities the desirability of forcing a downshift to a lower speed ratio.