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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Guenter Reichart, Kirchheim, DE;
Hans-Hermann Braess, Gruenwald, DE;
Assignee:
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
701 65 ; 477 97 ;
Abstract
In the case of a gear shift control for automatic transmissions in motor vehicles having an electronic control unit which determines the gear change as a function of operating parameters of the vehicle, the electronic control unit controls the gear changes also as a function of input signals which are obtained from information generated outside the vehicle and which indicate environmental conditions of the vehicle.