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Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016

Filed:

Apr. 05, 2012
Applicants:

Jörg Arnold, Immenstaad, DE;

Thilo Schmidt, Meckenbeuren, DE;

Valentine Herbeth, Friedrichshafen, DE;

Klaus Steinhauser, Kressbronn, DE;

Inventors:

Jörg Arnold, Immenstaad, DE;

Thilo Schmidt, Meckenbeuren, DE;

Valentine Herbeth, Friedrichshafen, DE;

Klaus Steinhauser, Kressbronn, DE;

Assignee:

ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 13/00 (2006.01); G01M 13/02 (2006.01); F16H 59/46 (2006.01); F16H 61/06 (2006.01); F16H 59/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 13/022 (2013.01); F16H 59/46 (2013.01); F16H 61/061 (2013.01); F16H 2059/385 (2013.01); F16H 2059/467 (2013.01); F16H 2342/04 (2013.01); F16H 2342/044 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of determining a fill current value of a converter lock-up clutch of an automatic transmission. The automatic transmission comprises a hydrodynamic converter, at which a speed ratio arises, and an output shaft. In a control sequence with the output shaft being stationary, the speed ratio is influenced by changing the control current, and the fill current value is determined from the progression of the speed ratio arising, during the control sequence, in conjunction with the progression of the control current.


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