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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2009
Applicants:
Kevin L. Kluemper, Monrovia, IN (US);
Jeffrey K. Runde, Fishers, IN (US);
Robert M. Merrion, Pittsboro, IN (US);
Inventors:
Kevin L. Kluemper, Monrovia, IN (US);
Jeffrey K. Runde, Fishers, IN (US);
Robert M. Merrion, Pittsboro, IN (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 59/14 (2006.01); F16H 61/14 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A clutch control system comprises a clutch torque determination module and a clutch pressure control module. The clutch torque determination module determines a desired torque value for a torque converter clutch (TCC) based on a torque output of an engine, a pump torque value for a pump integrated with a torque converter, a desired engine acceleration, and an inertia value of the engine. The clutch pressure control module selectively controls pressure applied to the TCC based on the desired torque value.