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Controller for an automatic transmission in a motor vehicle

  • US 6,006,151 A
  • Filed: 07/13/1998
  • Issued: 12/21/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/11/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A controller for an automatic transmission in a motor vehicle, comprising:

  • an input receiving a signal representing a first variable defining an output torque of an automatic transmission desired by a driver of a motor vehicle, and a signal representing a second variable defining one of an engine speed and a motor vehicle speed;

    an output outputting an actuation signal for the automatic transmission;

    a classification system receiving the first and second variables, or parameters derived therefrom, as input variables, said classification system generating an output variable from said input variables, wherein said output variable defines a selection of a transmission ratio of the automatic transmission in accordance with prescribed assignments of a driver'"'"'s driving behavior to given driver classes, and one of a respective driving state and a respective load state of the motor vehicle; and

    an evaluation circuit receiving an intervention signal generated by a manual intervention by the driver, said evaluation circuit evaluating the intervention signal and generating a modified actuation signal for the transmission ratio by modifying one of the prescribed assignments of the driver'"'"'s driving behavior to the given driver class.

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