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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2011
Applicants:
Ulrich Goennenwein, Untergruppenbach, DE;
Muhammad Rauf Hameed, Heilbronn, DE;
Ruediger Poggenburg, Vaihingen/Enz, DE;
Inventors:
Ulrich Goennenwein, Untergruppenbach, DE;
Muhammad Rauf Hameed, Heilbronn, DE;
Ruediger Poggenburg, Vaihingen/Enz, DE;
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 48/00 (2006.01); F16D 48/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 48/06 (2013.01); F16D 2500/30401 (2013.01); F16D 2500/3115 (2013.01); F16D 2500/70458 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for detecting the clutch condition in engine-powered vehicles. To ensure a reliable detection of the clutch condition even in extreme driving situations, the engine torque of at least one vehicle engine is increased or reduced automatically by pulses and the response of the engine to the torque pulse is evaluated.