Interrelated power delivery controls, including engine control inventions 12/05

20050288146 - Method and apparatus for controlling a vehicle power train containing a continuously variable transmission: A method and apparatus to save fuel and to make efficient use of the possibilities of a power train including a transmission having a continuously variable transmission ratio. If the vehicle velocity exceeds a prescribed velocity the fuel supply to the engine is shut off, kinetic energy of the vehicle...

20050288147 - Control device of hybrid drive unit: A control device of a hybrid drive unit, wherein an assist prime mover is connected through a transmission to an output member, to which a torque outputted by a main prime mover is transmitted. The control device comprises a first torque correcting means for correcting the torque to be transmitted...

20050288148 - Continuously variable transmission system with power boost: A method is provided of boosting power to a continuously variable transmission having a motor. The continuously variable transmission is powered by an engine. The method includes selectively adjusting a power output of the engine above a steady state power output rating of the engine when an acceleration of the...

20050288149 - Motor vehicle comprising a drive train having a multiple clutch drive: A motor vehicle includes a drive train having a drive unit, a gearbox having a first gearbox input shaft and a second gearbox input shaft, and a clutch having a first clutch device which is associated with the first gearbox input shaft, and a second clutch device which is associated...

20050288150 - Transmission control method for increasing engine idle temperature: The state of a fluid coupling in a motor vehicle powertrain is selectively controlled during neutral idle operation of the engine for increasing the engine temperature to a desired level. The fluid coupling includes an input member connected to the engine and an output member connected to the transmission, and...

20050288151 - Engine starting apparatus for an all-terrain vehicle: A starting system is operable to quickly start an engine of an all-terrain vehicle, even when a transmission gear is at a forward gear position. A CPU detects the gear position of the transmission based on a gear position control signal generated by a shift switch and a diode box....

20050288152 - Method and apparatus for synchronized pto control in a motor vehicle powertrain: One or more friction devices of a transmission coupled to an engine through a fluid coupling are used during engine neutral idle operation to control the state of the fluid coupling for synchronous engagement and disengagement of a PTO input gear with a transmission-driven gear. The fluid coupling includes an...

20050288153 - Method and apparatus for adaptive control of closed throttle downshifts in an automatic transmission: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for adaptively controlling a closed throttle downshift in an automatic transmission wherein a transmission aberration during a shift is diagnosed and corrected during subsequent closed throttle downshifts. The invention is carried out by monitoring transmission characteristics including input speed, output speed and...

20050282682 - Speed control method for working vehicle: An object of the present invention is to provide a working vehicle having such a fine traveling feel that the vehicle traveling speed is increased in proportion to operation of a speed change operation means similar to a normal passenger car, while reducing noise and fuel consumption of an engine...

20050282683 - Transmission having plural clutches: A transmission having plural clutches includes a first clutch for connecting and disconnecting transmission of driving force to a first input shaft including a driving gear configured to be engaged with a driven gear provided at an output shaft of the transmission driven by a driving force generating device, a...

20050277515 - Starting device for motor vehicles: A starting device has a first friction element, a second friction element, and a control unit controlling them to change their power transmission states. The friction elements are arranged between an engine and wheels. The control unit controls the first element to produce creep torque by its slippage for creep...

20050272555 - Control apparatus for controlling driving device of vehicle: A control apparatus for controlling a driving device of a vehicle, the driving device including a transmission system including (A) a non-step speed change portion which includes (a1) a differential device including a first rotary element connected to an engine, a second rotary element connected to a first electric motor,...

20050272556 - Power output apparatus and hybrid vehicle: An idle rotation speed Nid1 of an engine is set to increase with an increase in actual vehicle speed V and with an increase in measured temperature Tb of a battery (step S160). The drive control of the invention controls the engine and two motors to idle the engine at...

20050272557 - Traveling gear for agricultural working machine: A traveling gear for an agricultural working machine, with control of he traveling speed by adjusting the engine sped to the planned driving for road travel is disclosed. The traveling gear for an agricultural working machine controls the speed for road travel by controlling the central drving gear....

20050272558 - Starting device for motor vehicles: A starting device has a friction element arranged between an engine and wheels for transmitting torque between them. The engagement and disengagement of the element is shifted by press force outputted from a press force applier, which is controlled by a control unit. The control unit includes a creep demand...

20050272559 - Method for controlling the shifting of an automated twin-clutch transmission: A method for controlling the shifting operation of an automated twin-clutch transmission includes executing a shifting operation between a load gear and a target gear assigned to a first transmission unit by using an intermediate gear assigned to a second transmission unit. The engine speed is adjusted to reach the...

20050272560 - System and method for utilizing estimated driver braking effort: A method for controlling an engine of a vehicle operated by a driver may comprise detecting actuation of a braking device of the vehicle by the driver; calculating a parameter indicative of an actual amount of braking effort by said driver based on vehicle conditions; and adjusting an engine operating...

20050266957 - Power output apparatus and control method of the same: When an actual output power level of an engine is greater than a preset engine power demand due to the higher density of intake air in a cold environment, the control procedure of the invention controls a motor to raise a rotation speed of the engine with a throttle opening...

20050266958 - Rolling away protection after engine switch off and security device: In order to satisfy the key interlock regulation in a system for keyless starting of a motor vehicle by an ID transducer carried by the vehicle user and a control element (2) for starting and stopping the engine, a mechanism is provided such that the engine can only be stopped...

20050266959 - Hydraulic control apparatus for automatic transmission of vehicle: A hydraulic control apparatus for use with a vehicle's automatic transmission, the apparatus including a fail-safe switch valve which has an escape-related output port connected to a drain port of a transmission-related solenoid valve corresponding to an escape-related frictional coupling device to establish an escape-related speed step, and additionally has...