Clutch control with integrated diagnostics/prognostics and telematics interface
First Claim
1. A controller for a vehicle transmission, the controller comprising:
- a control unit portion in communication with the transmission to initiate a vehicle system procedure;
a prognostic module in two way communication with the control unit portion;
a diagnostic module in communication with the prognostic module and in two way communication with the control unit portion;
a telematics interface in two way communication with the control unit portion, wherein a plurality of control settings and system parameters of a vehicle are sent to one of the diagnostic module and the prognostic module to be compared with previously stored data stored in one of the diagnostic module and the prognostic module; and
wherein in response to the plurality of control settings and system parameters the controller adjusts the shifting procedures of the transmission in order to keep the vehicle in an operational state until maintenance can be performed by adjusting a pressure profile of a clutch, by avoiding the use of one or more clutches, by avoiding the use of one or more gear selections, by performing double swap shifts or by performing upshifts or downshifts more quickly thereby reducing an amount of time that the transmission operates in a particular gear ratio.
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Abstract
A controller for a vehicle system and a method for updating a plurality of control settings and system parameters for a controller for a vehicle system are provided. The controller comprises a control unit portion, a prognostic module, a diagnostic module, and a telematics interface. The control unit portion is in communication with the vehicle system to initiate a vehicle system procedure. The prognostic module is in two way communication with the control unit portion. The diagnostic module is in communication with the prognostic module and is in two way communication with the control unit portion. The telematics interface is in two way communication with the control unit portion. A plurality of control settings and system parameters are sent to one of the diagnostic module and the prognostic module to be compared with previously stored data stored in one of the diagnostic module and the prognostic module.
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17 Claims
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1. A controller for a vehicle transmission, the controller comprising:
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a control unit portion in communication with the transmission to initiate a vehicle system procedure; a prognostic module in two way communication with the control unit portion; a diagnostic module in communication with the prognostic module and in two way communication with the control unit portion; a telematics interface in two way communication with the control unit portion, wherein a plurality of control settings and system parameters of a vehicle are sent to one of the diagnostic module and the prognostic module to be compared with previously stored data stored in one of the diagnostic module and the prognostic module; and wherein in response to the plurality of control settings and system parameters the controller adjusts the shifting procedures of the transmission in order to keep the vehicle in an operational state until maintenance can be performed by adjusting a pressure profile of a clutch, by avoiding the use of one or more clutches, by avoiding the use of one or more gear selections, by performing double swap shifts or by performing upshifts or downshifts more quickly thereby reducing an amount of time that the transmission operates in a particular gear ratio. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for updating a plurality of control settings and system parameters for a controller for a vehicle transmission, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a control unit portion in communication with the transmission to initiate a vehicle system procedure; providing a prognostic module in two way communication with the control unit portion; providing a diagnostic module in communication with the prognostic module and in two way communication with the control unit portion; providing a telematics interface in two way communication with the control unit portion; sending a plurality of control settings and system parameters to one of the diagnostic module and the prognostic module; comparing the plurality of control settings and system parameters sent to one of the diagnostic module and the prognostic module to previously stored data stored in one of the diagnostic module and the prognostic module; and maintaining the transmission in an operational condition, wherein in response to the plurality of control settings and system parameters the controller adjusts the shifting procedures of the transmission in order to keep the vehicle in an operational state until maintenance can be performed by adjusting a pressure profile of a clutch, by avoiding the use of one or more clutches, by avoiding the use of one or more gear selections, by performing double swap shifts or by performing upshifts or downshifts more quickly thereby reducing an amount of time that the transmission operates in a particular gear ratio. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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