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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2014
Applicant:
Proterra Inc., Greenville, SC (US);
Inventor:
Matthew Simonini, Greenville, SC (US);
Assignee:
Proterra, Inc., Greenville, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of controlling a transmission of a vehicle powered by an electric motor may include initiating a gear engagement in the transmission. The method may also include activating a torque jog in the electric motor to assist with the gear engagement. The torque jog may include a fluctuation in the torque output of the electric motor.