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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Shawn Adam Holland, Westland, MI (US);
Jeffrey James Tumavitch, Livonia, MI (US);
Steve Craig Meisner, Dexter, MI (US);
Bradley Dean Riedle, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of detecting synchronizer misalignment in a vehicle transmission, includes: applying an engagement force to an input side of a synchronizer or output side of the synchronizer; monitoring a performance characteristic of a power source configured to apply the engagement force; and determining a misalignment based on the performance characteristic exceeding or not achieving a predetermined threshold.