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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2006
John M. Rzepecki, Ii, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Michael E. Fingerman, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Andrew J. Harkenrider, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Mark J. Duty, Goodrich, MI (US);
Yi Cheng, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael L. Plunkett, Lake Orion, MI (US);
John M. Rzepecki, II, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Michael E. Fingerman, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Andrew J. Harkenrider, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Mark J. Duty, Goodrich, MI (US);
Yi Cheng, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael L. Plunkett, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Chrysler Group LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A system for controlling the engagement and disengagement of one or more clutches that are adapted to operatively connect an engine and an automatic transmission includes a control device for determining if a negative torque condition exists and for providing an output or signal to decrease the rotational speed of the engine in response to the determination of the existence of the negative torque condition.