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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2004
Filed:
May. 30, 2003
Applicant:
Inventor:
Craig Steven Jacobs, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Eaton Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/700 ;
Abstract
A method for estimating deceleration of a wheeled vehicle during a transmission gear shift. A first input signal indicative of an engine torque and a second signal indicative of an input shaft rotational speed are used to predict the expected vehicle deceleration during a transmission ratio shift to a target gear ratio. An expected vehicle deceleration value is outputted to a shift decision control unit for implementing a transmission gear shift.