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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2009
Richard Terrence Tamba, Castle Hill, AU;
Simon Fitzgerald, Castle Hill, AU;
Richard Terrence Tamba, Castle Hill, AU;
Simon Fitzgerald, Castle Hill, AU;
Abstract
An automated manual transmission system () including an input shaft (), a clutch, an output shaft (), and a gearbox enabling selection of different transmission ratios between the input shaft and the output shaft (). An actuation mechanism () is operatively connected to the clutch and the gearbox to effect disengagement and re-engagement of the clutch and coordinated selection of the transmission ratios. A hybrid motor () is operably connected to the output shaft () and a control system () is operable to regulate the actuating mechanism in response to control inputs, to effect automatic gear changes. The hybrid motor () is responsive to the control system () to provide supplementary torque to the vehicle driveline when the clutch is disengaged, to reduce torque interruption in the driveline.