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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 1997
Filed:
Jul. 01, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
William Joseph Vukovich, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Melissa Mei Koenig, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
477 61 ; 477148 ; 477154 ;
Abstract
A control for an automatic transmission minimizes shift cycling between adjacent speed ratios due to non-ideal load conditions such as grade climbing and trailering. The control utilizes shift schedule data in formulating a determination of the ability of the vehicle to maintain current levels of performance if an upshift were to occur and inhibits such upshifts where the determination so indicates an inability to meet the criteria.