Interrelated power delivery controls, including engine control inventions 08/09

20090215584 - Hydraulic control for a dual clutch transmission: A dual clutch transmission which has a first clutch, actuated by a first hydraulic cylinder, a second clutch, actuated by a second hydraulic cylinder, shift devices for shifting gears, which are actuated by respective hydraulically operated cylinders, a hydraulic energy source for supplying the hydraulic cylinders and the hydraulically operated... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20090215585 - Hydraulic control for a dual clutch transmission: A dual clutch transmission which has a first clutch, actuated by a first hydraulic cylinder, a second clutch, actuated by a second hydraulic cylinder, shift devices for shifting gears, which are actuated by respective hydraulically operated cylinders, and a hydraulic energy source for supplying the hydraulic cylinders and the hydraulically... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20090215586 - Transmission turbine acceleration control for managing vehicle acceleration: Methods and systems for managing acceleration of a motor vehicle having an automatic transmission by controlling transmission turbine acceleration are provided. A desired transmission turbine acceleration is determined based on vehicle speed, turbine speed, and other information obtained from the vehicle transmission. One or more torque limits are determined as... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20090215587 - Gear control device: An automatic transmission control device with a hydraulic control system controlled by an electric transmission control device. The system including several pressure control valves, actuated electrically by the transmission control device, and several switching valves and pressure regulation valves, actuated by hydraulic pilot pressure, which is adjustable with the pressure... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20090209392 - Method for activating a vehicle clutch: A method for activating a clutch of a vehicle drive train. A controller of an electronic control unit generates an electrical desired-value signal corresponding to a desired pressure with which the clutch is to be acted upon. The control unit receives from a sensor an electrical actual-value signal which is... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090203496 - Creep control for motor system: A control system is disclosed. The control system may have an electric motor and a traction device connected to an output of the motor. The control system may also have a decelerator and a controller. The controller may be in communication with the motor and the decelerator. The controller may... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20090203495 - Power output apparatus, control method thereof, vehicle equipped with power output apparatus, and driving system: When a vehicle speed V is out of a non-rotational synchronizing range, V≦Vref1 or Vref2≦V, in a neutral state of a transmission set in response to an operation of a gearshift lever to an N (neutral) position during operation of an engine, the engine and a motor MG1 are controlled... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090203497 - Dual pump design for hybrid electric automatic transmission: A dual pump strategy for a hybrid electric automatic transmission necessitating one internal mechanically driven pump linked to the engine output shaft and an external fixed displacement pump powered by a brushless permanent magnet motor consisting of a controller with closed loop feedback control for operating such is disclosed. In... Agent: Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20090203498 - System for controlling a foundation brake of a vehicle: A system for controlling a foundation brake of a vehicle. The system includes an adaptive cruise control (ACC) device, an arrangement to detect or predict excessive use of the foundation brake and an arrangement to disengage the ACC device on detection of excessive use of the foundation brake of the... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20090203496 - Creep control for motor system: A control system is disclosed. The control system may have an electric motor and a traction device connected to an output of the motor. The control system may also have a decelerator and a controller. The controller may be in communication with the motor and the decelerator. The controller may... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20090203495 - Power output apparatus, control method thereof, vehicle equipped with power output apparatus, and driving system: When a vehicle speed V is out of a non-rotational synchronizing range, V≦Vref1 or Vref2≦V, in a neutral state of a transmission set in response to an operation of a gearshift lever to an N (neutral) position during operation of an engine, the engine and a motor MG1 are controlled... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090203497 - Dual pump design for hybrid electric automatic transmission: A dual pump strategy for a hybrid electric automatic transmission necessitating one internal mechanically driven pump linked to the engine output shaft and an external fixed displacement pump powered by a brushless permanent magnet motor consisting of a controller with closed loop feedback control for operating such is disclosed. In... Agent: Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20090203498 - System for controlling a foundation brake of a vehicle: A system for controlling a foundation brake of a vehicle. The system includes an adaptive cruise control (ACC) device, an arrangement to detect or predict excessive use of the foundation brake and an arrangement to disengage the ACC device on detection of excessive use of the foundation brake of the... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20090197735 - Transmission control method for continuously variable transmission: A transmission control method for a continuously variable transmission for enhancing the response of a change in engine speed to a driver's accelerating/decelerating operation. In a hydraulic type continuously variable transmission, when a sport operating mode is being selected (step S1: SPORT OPERATING MODE), a target engine speed T_NE (rpm)... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090197736 - Process for calibrating an automatic transmission: A method is provided for calibrating an automatic transmission with a torque converter clutch. In order to avoid that the torque converter clutch still has capacity even if the pressure is commanded to be zero without modifying the behavior of the torque converter clutch behavior of all the production, the... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gme)

20090197737 - Controller for vehicle automatic transmission: Monitoring means 46, 47 are provided to monitor working hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic engagement elements for the high gear range of a vehicle automatic transmission 2. Characteristic changing means 5 is provided to change, to a high vehicle speed side, a gear shifting characteristic when shifting from the middle... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20090197738 - Brake system and method: A system for adjusting a brake force to be applied by a brake includes a module for estimating a weight of a vehicle to which a brake is fitted, a module for determining an angle of incline upon which the vehicle is positioned, and a control unit for calculating a... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.