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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2003
Ihab Soliman, Dearborn, MI (US);
Brian Keyse, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Ken Sovel, Lake Havasu City, AZ (US);
Charles Suter, South Lyon, MI (US);
Ihab Soliman, Dearborn, MI (US);
Brian Keyse, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Ken Sovel, Lake Havasu City, AZ (US);
Charles Suter, South Lyon, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A target command generator for use in a control system for an automatic transmission having a simple planetary gearset in series with a multiple-ratio gearset, the target command generator providing input for a controller for the simple planetary gearset to achieve synchronized control of pressure operated friction elements of the gearsets to effect smooth swap-shifts during an overall transmission ratio change.