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Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014

Filed:

Nov. 28, 2012
Applicants:

Hussein Dourra, Bloomfield, MI (US);

Mircea Gradu, Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Michael Hall, Orion, MI (US);

Inventors:

Hussein Dourra, Bloomfield, MI (US);

Mircea Gradu, Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Michael Hall, Orion, MI (US);

Assignee:

Chrysler Group LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01); F16H 61/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/0204 (2013.01); F16H 61/0213 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and system of improving shift event performance in a vehicle with an automatic transmission. One or more accelerometers in the vehicle are used to sense one or more longitudinal acceleration values. The longitudinal acceleration values or values derived therefrom are compared with predetermined stored values. Shift event behavior is changed in response to differences between the one or more longitudinal acceleration values or values derived therefrom and the predetermined stored values.


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