Title:
【発明の名称】クラッチ制御システム
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPH08508816
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A clutch control system for the automatic control of a motor vehicle with a clutch (14), an engine (10) with a gearbox (12) under the control of a driver-operated gear ratio selector lever (24). The control system includes an electronic control unit (36) which controls initial clutch take-up on starting of the vehicle, clutch re-engagement following each ratio change, clutch disengagement on movement of the gear selector lever to change the operative ratio of the gearbox, and clutch disengagement on the coming to rest etc of the vehicle. The control system also incorporates an automatic calibration routine, said routine comprising a predetermined sequence of events (A to U) in which the system responds to actions (B,L,P3,R3) of the operator and at predetermined points (K, N, P11, T) in the calibration routine advises the operator that the system is ready to proceed to the next stage of the calibration.
Inventors:
Ashley, Jonathan, David
Jones, Charles, John
Jones, Charles, John
Application Number:
JP52047395A
Publication Date:
September 17, 1996
Filing Date:
February 06, 1995
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Automotive Products Public Limited Company
International Classes:
B60W10/00; B60W10/04; B60W10/06; B60W10/11; B60W30/18; B60W10/02; F16D48/02; F16D48/06; F16D48/08; F16H59/02; F16H59/04; F16H59/70; F16H61/02; F16H61/00; F16H63/46; (IPC1-7): F16D25/14; F16H61/02
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kaoru Furuya (2 outside)