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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bernd Döbele, Salem, DE;
Norbert Wiencek, Hagnau, DE;
Assignee:
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 ;
Abstract
Control of shiftable clutches by a clutch control signal that is a function of the difference between the actual and desired engine rotational speeds and of the gradient of the actual engine rotational speed and wherein the clutch control signal values are generated by the employment of a set of clutch engagement and disengagement speed curves.