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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2003
Applicants:
Gerald Karch, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Matthias Winkel, Weingarten, DE;
Inventors:
Gerald Karch, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Matthias Winkel, Weingarten, DE;
Assignee:
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 16/02 (2006.01); G01M 13/02 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device for evaluating vehicle, driving and operating parameters of a vehicle, in order to adjust the gear ratio of a transmission according to predetermined algorithms, parameters, or characteristic diagrams, selects anew the gear to be adjusted and adjusts the same by way of an evaluation in dependence upon criteria that are specific to the transmission.