Interrelated power delivery controls, including engine control inventions 12/06

20060293144 - Gear shift control system of hybrid vehicle: In a hybrid-drive electric vehicle, upon request of gear shifting of a transmission (2), a clutch (3) is first disconnected and the transmission (2) is set to a neutral position. The rotating electric generator 4 is then operated in a motor mode or a power generating mode so that a... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20060293145 - Transfer case clutch calibration method: A method of improving performance of secondary driveline clutches in motor vehicle transfer cases includes the steps of testing each manufactured transfer case to determine the clutch drive current versus torque transfer function, fitting such determined function to one of a small number of predetermined performance curves and incorporating an... Agent: Borgwarner Inc.

20060293146 - Neutral control apparatus and method for a vehicle with an automatic transmission: The temperature of a friction engagement device of an automatic transmission is estimated, and the target speed ratio of a torque converter increases as the estimated temperature of the friction engagement device increases. The engagement load of the friction engagement device is then controlled so as to achieve the increased... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20060293147 - Closed loop adaptive fluid control system and method: A closed loop adaptive fluid control system and method for use in hydraulic applications monitors one or more fluid characteristics, such as pressure, flow rate, accumulation time in an actuator, fill volume, etc., and compares the characteristic with a target response. A fluid characteristic sensor detects at least one fluid... Agent: Anna M. Shih 26201 Northwestern Hwy.

20060293148 - Model-based control for torque biasing system: A power transmission device equipped with a torque biasing system and control system for controlling the torque biasing system is operable to determine a torque command and calculate a torque error based on the torque command and a model-based torque. A control signal is generated based on the torque error... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20060293149 - Systems and methods for controlling a powertrain: A system is provided for controlling the operation of powertrain, including an engine and a torque converter having a torque converter clutch. The system may include a torque governor for controlling a torque output of the engine and a speed governor for controlling a rotational speed of the engine. The... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20060293150 - Method and device for controlling an internal-combustion engine before a starting operation: A method and device are provided for limiting, in a first operating condition, a motor vehicle internal-combustion engine torque. The operating condition, resulting from an operation of a motor vehicle brake, when the engine torque is simultaneously demanded by a driver's intention indicator, differs from a second operating condition, in... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20060287158 - Electronic adaptive swap-shift control for an automatic transmission for automotive vehicles: A control system and control method for a swap-shift transmission having auxiliary and main gearsets wherein precise synchronization control of ratio changes of each gearset at the start and at the end of a swap-upshift progression is achieved using an adaptive control to adjust friction element pressure values and slip... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20060281601 - Control device for vehicle: A cruise control device executes a program including the steps of: when shift information transmitted from an ECT-ECU changes from fifth gear to fourth gear, and the time T (1) from a change in the shift information has elapsed, determining that down shifting to fourth gear has been conducted, effecting... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20060276300 - Automatic transmission system and method for controlling automatic transmission apparatus: An SBW storage of an SBW controller stores a rotational angular position of an output shaft of an electric actuator. When the SBW controller is restarted due to instantaneous power interruption, the SBW controller maintains and uses the current angular position of the output shaft, which is stored in the...

20060276301 - Fluid level regulating method and fluid temperature regulator for automatic transmission: A fluid level of hydraulic fluid circulated in an automatic transmission is regulated while an internal combustion engine is running. When the fluid level is regulated, the hydraulic fluid is cooled, for example, by coolant passing through a radiator. In the cooling of the hydraulic fluid, the degree of cooling...

20060276302 - Control device and control method for a vehicle: At the time of the change-speed, by correcting the torque reducing portion of an output shaft during the change-speed, the revolution number of an input shaft is controlled on the basis of the corrected torque reduction correcting value. Also, the torque of said input shaft is adjusted at the end...

20060276303 - Method for performing high throttle neutral to range shifts: According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a “special neutral” is commanded to initiate the neutral to range shift. The “special neutral” of the present invention is special in that while the transmission output speed remains unconstrained, the transmission input speed is locked at zero. This condition is...

20060276304 - Method for controlling a variable-speed engine: A method for controlling a variable-speed engine of a work machine is provided. The work machine may include a park-brake. The method may include receiving a signal indicating an engagement status of the park-brake. The method may also include operating the variable-speed engine at a first idle speed. Additionally, the...