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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2006
Applicants:
Thomas Balamucki, Greensboro, NC (US);
Robert A. Sayman, Meckenbeuren, DE;
Inventors:
Thomas Balamucki, Greensboro, NC (US);
Robert A. Sayman, Meckenbeuren, DE;
Assignee:
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/04 (2006.01); B60W 10/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of and apparatus for operating an automated mechanical transmission (AMT) achieves switching between and selecting one of a plurality of automated mechanical transmission shift scheduling modes. Such switching or selection occurs and is controlled by the vehicle operator undertaking a sequence of non-routine operating steps or inputs which are interpreted by a microprocessor or controller as a request for a change of the shift scheduling mode.