Device For Predictively Determining Gear Ratio Changes in Automatic Transmissions
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Abstract
A system for determining a gear ratio change in an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle, includes an electronic control unit, a device for acquiring information about a surroundings of the vehicle, a device for acquiring driver data and/or vehicle data, and a correction module connecting the electronic control unit to the transmission. The correction module is connected to the transmission, to the device for acquiring information about the surroundings, and to the device for acquiring driver data and/or vehicle data. In addition, a method for determining a gear ratio change in an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle using the devices of the system is provided.
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25 Claims
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13. A system for determining a gear ratio change in an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle, comprising:
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an electronic control unit; a device for acquiring information about a surroundings of the vehicle; a device for acquiring driver data and/or vehicle data; a correction module connecting the electronic control unit to the transmission, the correction module connected to the transmission, to the device for acquiring information about the surroundings, and to the device for acquiring driver data and/or vehicle data. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for determining a gear ratio change in an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle, the method comprising:
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feeding driver data and/or vehicle data to an electronic control unit; determining a first gear ratio suggestion using the electronic control unit based on the driver data and/or vehicle data; feeding the first gear ratio suggestion to a correction module disposed downstream of the electronic control unit; receiving data relating to information about the surroundings and driver data and/or vehicle data into the correction module; creating a second gear ratio suggestion using the correction module by either modifying or retaining the first gear ratio suggestion as a function of the incoming data; and forwarding the second gear ratio suggestion to the transmission. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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