Interrelated power delivery controls, including engine control inventions 06/06

20060142115 - Regenerative control apparatus for vehicles equipped with a lock-up clutch: For regenerative generation at deceleration of a vehicle, a regenerative control apparatus for vehicles equipped with a lock-up clutch comprises a control unit for controlling rotary electric machine and the lock-up clutch. When the clutch is in a complete disengagement state or a slipping state at deceleration, the control unit...

20060142116 - Switch assembly for selecting among plurality of shift schedules on an electronically controlled transmission: An electrical switch assembly is provided for an electronically controlled transmission that allows user selection between a plurality of shift schedules for the transmission. The switch assembly provides a signal for selecting among the plurality of shift schedules and has a housing. A first set of electrical contacts are positioned...

20060142117 - Control of power-on downshifts in a multiple-ratio powertrain for a hybrid vehicle: A method for controlling engagement and release of friction clutches in a multiple-ratio transmission for a hybrid electric vehicle powertrain uses electric motor torque to augment engine torque as a power-on downshift is commanded. Near the end of a downshift event, total powertrain torque is modulated or reduced to reduce...

20060142118 - Method and device for controlling gear ratio change in a transmission contained in the drive train of a motor vehicle with gears that can be shifted under power: In a parallel manual transmission, an upshifting under power is executed based upon preset operating conditions, for example with a fully depressed accelerator pedal, without an electronically controlled, load-reducing ignition retard. When shifting to a higher gear, the engine output is used for increasing the speed of the engine and...

20060142119 - Drive mechanism: The invention relates to a drive mechanism for all-wheel drive vehicles, comprising a variable-speed transmission and an interaxle differential for distributing drive torque onto a first and a second axle differential via which the front wheels and rear wheels of the motor vehicle are driven. A drive shaft of the...

20060142120 - Method and apparatus for the control of characteristic operating values of a power train: A first characteristic operating value, for example the amount of transmissible clutch torque, in a motor vehicle power train with an engine is controlled by using at least a second characteristic value. The second characteristic value is subject to adaptation, if necessary, during an operating phase of the motor vehicle....

20060142121 - Engine automatic stop restart control apparatus, vehicle equipped with engine automatic stop restart control apparatus, and engine automatic stop restart method: In a vehicle having idle stop functions and low vehicle speed-following drive functions, when a vehicle automatic stop flag F2 is identified as 1 at step S220, determines whether all engine stop conditions except depression of brake pedal are satisfied in step S240. When it is determined all the engine...

20060135313 - Electromagnetic clutch for manual transmission: Disclosed herein is an electromagnetic clutch for a manual transmission, which is to be connected to an automatic transmission for automatically transmitting of engine power. The electromagnetic clutch comprises a stator connected to an engine crankshaft via a flywheel, for exerting a magnetic force, a clutch rotor for transmitting the...

20060135314 - Shift operation control system: A shift operation control system for an outboard motor, which is capable of reducing load acting on a shift operation lever during a shift operation and a shock occurring during the shift operation, to thereby Facilitate the shift operation. The shift operation by the shift operation lever 21 is continuously...

20060135315 - Downshift control for automotive automatic transmission: An automotive automatic transmission control system is provided which is designed to increase the output of an engine in response to a driver's request to downshift a transmission for setting up the engine braking and to load the amount of working fluid to an on-coming clutch quickly during the downshift....

20060135316 - Ratio shift control for a multiple ratio automatic transmission: A gear ratio shift control and control method controls gear ratio upshifts in a multiple-ratio transmission for an automotive vehicle. Pressure actuated friction elements establish torque flow paths in transmission gearing as they are selectively engaged and released. A net torque reduction at a transmission torque output shaft during an...

20060135317 - Method for controlling centrifugal clutch engagement using engine torque requests: A method for controlling a centrifugal clutch in a heavy-duty vehicle powertrain uses an engine torque request for a controller including a vehicle engine controller. A clutch controller develops an engine speed request based upon driver input. The engine speed request is converted to the engine torque request to effect...

20060128521 - Engine control system: In an engine control system mounted on a machine such as a walk-behind truck through a CVT and having an actuator whose operation is controlled such that a detected engine speed becomes equal to a desired engine speed, the output of the engine is estimated based on the detected engine...

20060128520 - Vehicle driving force control system: A vehicle driving force control system capable of reducing a shock caused at the time of clutch release. At the time of a shift from a 4-wheel-drive state to a 2-wheel-drive state, a motor rotation angle control unit brings a clutch into a released state when a clutch angle of...

20060128522 - Method for reducing a tip-in shock of an automatic transmission: In the case a tip-in occurs during a downshift control in a coasting state of a vehicle, when an engine torque reduction control condition is satisfied, an engine torque is limited by limiting a throttle opening. The limited engine torque is gradually recovered to a normal torque through a plurality...

20060128524 - Drive arrangement for an agricultural working machine: A drive arrangement for an agricultural machine with an internal combustion engine used to drive removable agricultural implements. The engine is connected to a control unit and to a power take-off (PTO), which drives the removable agricultural implements, by means of a power take-off transmission with selectable transmission steps. The...

20060128523 - Power output apparatus, control system for power output apparatus, and control method of power output apparatus: In a motor vehicle having a planetary gear mechanism linked to an engine, a first motor, and a drive shaft and having a second motor attached to the drive shaft via a transmission, in a Lo gear position of the transmission, the control procedure of the invention drives the engine...

20060128525 - Gear change control device and method: A gear change control device is provided for a straddle-type vehicle having a clutch and a transmission. The device includes a clutch actuator configured to engage and disengage the clutch. A transmission actuator is configured to change a gear of the transmission. At least one sensor is configured to sense...

20060128526 - Transmission: A transmission comprises a first transmission mechanism and a second transmission mechanism. When a clutch is in an engaged state, the first transmission mechanism transmits a driving force from the engine to the axle shaft. When a clutch is in a disengaged state, the second transmission mechanism transmits a driving...

20060128527 - Straddle-type vehicle having clutch control device and method of using clutch control device: A clutch control device is used to engage and disengage a clutch of a straddle-type vehicle. A method of using the device comprises detecting a predetermined operation, such as positioning a key switch in an ON position, for starting use of the straddle-type vehicle, detecting application of a brake of...

20060128528 - Method for changing the clutch torque in a clutch in the power train of a vehicle having an automated manual shift transmission: A method for altering the coupling torque of a coupling in the drive train of a vehicle with an automatic gearbox and/or automatic coupling in a creep drive mode of a vehicle. According to the invention, the coupling torque is altered according to at least one variable, the parameter of...

20060116235 - Control of an automatic transmission by the evaluation of the speed of activation of the gear stage range: A procedure for controlling an automatic transmission. Via a gear range shifter, a change of gear range both between the forward travel gear range and the reverse travel gear range as well as also between a fast gear mode and a creeper gear mode can be carried out. A control...

20060116236 - Torque converter clutch release to prevent engine stall: A torque converter control system for a vehicle includes a torque converter having a torque converter clutch (TCC) that selectively couples an engine and a transmission for common rotation. A control module regulates the TCC between an engaged state and a disengaged state. The control module monitors an output shaft...

20060116237 - Device for increasing the functional reliability of a hydraulic circuit of a hydraulically operable clutch: According to the invention there is used for the purpose a pressure-monitoring/pressure-supply device (28) which determines a reference operating pressure and establishes a static pressure which in case of system errors allows only a displacement of the secondary piston (16) such that the contact pressure of the clutch discs against...

20060116238 - Gearshift procedure for vehicles with engaged clutch-dependent power take-off: Method and arrangement for providing an automatic gearshift procedure for a vehicle with engaged clutch-dependent power take-off (32) when the vehicle is in motion. The power take-off (32) is driven by an engine (1) via an automated disk clutch (3) and an automatic stage-geared gearbox (9) in which an intermediate...

20060116239 - Mechanical automatic transmission apparatus: During a period in which a clutch is in a partially engaged state at the time of start of a vehicle, a transmission ECU calculates load acting on the clutch (clutch-absorbed energy). When this load is large, generation of a shift signal based on a gear shift map is prohibited,...

20060116240 - Automatic transmission controller: An automatic transmission controller has an electronic control circuit, an electromagnetic valve, and a pressure control valve. The electronic control circuit generates a control current. The electromagnetic valve regulates a command pressure in accordance with the control current. The pressure control valve has a spool and is formed with a...

20060116241 - Procedure for the detection of the direction of rotation and secondary side of a starting clutch: A method for detecting a rotational direction of the secondary side of a starting clutch in a motor vehicle string comprising the steps of determination of the primary speed of rotation of the primary side and of the secondary speed of rotation of the starting clutch. If the secondary speed...