Interrelated power delivery controls, including engine control inventions 10/06

20060240940 - Control apparatus for vehicle and hybrid vehicle: In a hybrid vehicle incorporating an internal combustion engine having an in-cylinder injector and a motor, when the temperature of the in-cylinder injector rises, if a current engine operation point is inside a prescribed intermediate load range (deposit risk range) where the temperature of the in-cylinder injector tends to rise,...

20060240939 - Variable motor/generator cooling control system for electrically variable hybrid vehicular transmissions: The present invention provides a control system employing a single solenoid valve operable to provide a variable fluid flow to effect cooling if the motor/generator assemblies contained within an electrically variable hybrid transmission. The control system of the present invention selectively controls the cooling of at least one motor/generator assembly...

20060240941 - Transmission system and method for controlling torque transmissions: A transmission having a plurality of gear ratios (15, 17), selector means (13) for selectively engaging the gear ratios, and a control system including means for measuring deformation caused by torque in the transmission (63, 64) in at least one static component or assembly (50) that is deformed due to...

20060240942 - Shift control apparatus and method for continuously variable transmission: A shift control apparatus for a continuously-variable transmission includes an operating condition sensing section; a normal-time speed ratio determining section; a normal-time control section; a kickdown-acceleration request determining section; a kickdown-acceleration-time control section; and an accelerator-operation-quantity variation-rate limiting section. The kickdown-acceleration-time control section is configured to set a kickdown-acceleration-time target...

20060240943 - Method for operating an automatic gearbox on a motor vehicle: A method for the operation of an automatic transmission in a motor vehicle. The downshifting of the transmission takes advantage of a braking action of a driving motor connected to the automatic transmission through a clutch, are terminated by the closing of a clutch during a compression phase lasting until...

20060240944 - Apparatus and method for measuring the speed of a buried transmission component: The present invention relates to the use of a magnetic sensor to detect the speed of transmission clutch plates or clutch hub. A clutch fiber plate, which is mechanically linked to a buried (or inwardly nested) transmission component, is serrated to generate detectable pulsations or fluctuations in the magnetic intensity...

20060240945 - Control apparatus for automatic transmission: A control apparatus for an automatic transmission includes sensors, an operating lever setting a shift range of the automatic transmission, an inhibitor switch detecting the shift range selected by the operating lever and outputting an inhibitor switch signal corresponding to the shift range, and an engine control unit receiving informational...

20060234827 - Shift change control system and automatic transmission system of automobile: A transmission 100 connects a vehicle-driving engine 1, an electrical rotary machine 5, and axles via a differential gearbox 31, transmits the power of the vehicle-driving engine 1 to the axles via the electrical rotary machine 5 during a shift change, and conducts the shift change. The automotive shift change...

20060234828 - Cooperative control system for prime mover and continuously variable transmission of vehicle: A cooperative control system for a prime mover and a continuously variable transmission of a vehicle, in which the continuously variable transmission is connected to an output side of the prime mover for generating a driving force for running, and in which a clamping pressure to set a torque capacity...

20060234829 - System and method for inertial torque reaction management: A system and method for managing inertial torque reactions on stationary powertrain structure rotate at least one selected engine component and at least one selected drive train component in opposite directions so the rotational inertia of the selected drive train component acts in a direction opposite to that of the...

20060234830 - Engine torque control device: An engine torque control device is configured to lessen shift shock while shortening the shift time during downshifting with an automatic transmission. When a downshift requirement is generated, a disengagement control of a higher gear clutch (current gear ratio) is commenced, and at the same time, a first synchronizing control...

20060234831 - Method of detecting false neutral in an automated transmission system: A method and system for controlling downshifting in an automated mechanical transmission system (10) utilized on a vehicle. When an automatic power downshift from a currently engaged ratio (GR) is required, the engine acceleration (EA) is monitored and compared with an engine free acceleration (EFA) to detect a false Neutral...

20060229156 - Shift control apparatus of belt type continuously variable transmission: A shift control apparatus of a belt type continuously variable transmission is comprised of a controller which is arranged to set a first hydraulic pressure controlled variable based on a first target transmission ratio determined based on a vehicle traveling condition, to set a second hydraulic controlled variable based on...

20060229157 - Device of a brake system: A device is described for a parking brake system for vehicles, said parking brake comprises a brake lever that can reset the brake system between an active brake position and a neutral position, and also a transmission mechanism (18) to make it possible to reset the brake lever from the...

20060229158 - Torque control apparatus and vehicle control system having the same: In an engine torque loss computing section, a pump loss computing section computes a pump torque loss, and a frictional loss computing section computes a frictional torque loss. The pump torque loss and the frictional torque loss are summed to obtain an engine torque loss. Furthermore, a torque loss correction...

20060223668 - Automatic transmission shifter assembly with integrated ignition actuator: An automatic transmission shifter assembly comprises a shift lever support configured for attachment to a vehicle, a shift lever mounted to the shift lever support to shift between transmission gear settings; a brake transmission system interlock (BTSI) comprising a shift lever control member controllable by actuation of a solenoid or...

20060223669 - Control system for regulating a ground speed of a vehicle: A system is provided for regulating a ground speed of a vehicle having an engine and a variable transmission that is driven by the engine. The system includes a mode selector that is movable for selection between a high speed mode of operation and a deceleration mode of operation. The...

20060223670 - Hydraulic circuit control device: A hydraulic circuit control device that selectively supplies oil to a first oil passage and a second oil passage by an oil pump, the control device includes: an oil passage switching unit adapted to connect the oil pump to either the first oil passage or the second oil passage; a...

20060223671 - Driving unit for motor vehicle and method for determining the characteristic of a coupling of the driving unit: A drive unit for a motor vehicle, comprising a drive engine, a transmission having an intermediate shaft with intermediate shaft brake, and a friction clutch which is engaged between the engine and the transmission and which, via an electronic control unit, is operated by an operating cylinder. A torque transmitter...

20060223672 - Clutch control apparatus: Electric-motor drive control means controls a clutch engaging/disengaging actuator including two electric motors. When a vehicle starts moving or changes gears, the electric-motor drive control means drives both of the two electric motors in drive modes that require high responsiveness from an automatic clutch device and drives the two electric...

20060223673 - Method and system for inferring and controlling transmission fluid temperature: A method is disclosed for limiting coolant temperature at a coolant flow exit port for a hydrokinetic torque converter in a powertrain for a vehicle having an engine and a power transmission mechanism, wherein the transmission and the torque converter are disposed in a common coolant flow circuit whereby a...