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Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2018

Filed:

Dec. 03, 2015
Applicant:

Allison Transmission, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);

Inventors:

Jessica Anderson, Indianapolis, IN (US);

John A. Byerly, Carmel, IN (US);

Assignee:

Allison Transmission, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/02 (2006.01); F16H 59/74 (2006.01); F16H 61/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/0213 (2013.01); F16H 59/74 (2013.01); F16H 61/0204 (2013.01); F16H 2059/743 (2013.01); F16H 2061/0015 (2013.01); F16H 2061/022 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and method of controlling the operation of a transmission using fuel consumption data. The system and method includes controlling the operation of a vehicle transmission which is operatively connected to an engine having operating characteristics and operatively connected to a transmission control module having access to a memory. Fuel consumption data for an engine is converted to engine efficiency loss data representative of the engine operating. A set of polynomials is determined to provide a pattern representative of the operating characteristics the engine. A transmission controller using the pattern determines a prospective operating condition of the transmission to provide fuel efficient operation of the engine.


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