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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2010
Mark a Yacoub, Hagerstown, MD (US);
Matthew D. Whitton, Howell, MI (US);
Craig J. Hawkins, Howell, MI (US);
Mark A. Schang, Milford, MI (US);
Robert L. Williams, Holly, MI (US);
Christopher Jay Weingartz, Holly, MI (US);
Mark A Yacoub, Hagerstown, MD (US);
Matthew D. Whitton, Howell, MI (US);
Craig J. Hawkins, Howell, MI (US);
Mark A. Schang, Milford, MI (US);
Robert L. Williams, Holly, MI (US);
Christopher Jay Weingartz, Holly, MI (US);
Abstract
A clutch control system for a vehicle includes a shift command module and an offgoing clutch control module. The shift command module commands an upshift of a clutch-to-clutch transmission when an engine torque is less than a predetermined negative torque. The offgoing clutch control module increases an offgoing clutch pressure above a predetermined apply pressure in response to the command. An offgoing clutch is fully engaged when the offgoing clutch pressure is greater than the predetermined apply pressure.