Abstract:
A system for controlling a drag torque of an electromagnetic clutch at idling operation of an engine for a motor vehicle with a continuously variable belt drive transmission. A detector is provided for detecting whether engine speed is higher or lower than a predetermined minimum idling speed. When the engine speed is at a higher engine speed, a standard current is passed in a coil of the clutch. At a lower idling speed, the drag current is gradually reduced until the engine speed increases to the predetermined minimum idling speed.
Abstract:
A vehicle control system is provided. The vehicle control system is applied to a vehicle comprising an engine having cylinders, a power transmission route between the engine and drive wheels, and a clutch selectively connecting and disconnecting the power transmission route. The vehicle control system disconnects the power transmission route during running to allow the vehicle to coast. The vehicle control system is comprised of: a means that detects a vehicle speed; a means that detects an operation of an accelerator by a driver; a means that detects a speed of the engine; an execution means that executes a coasting control when an operating amount of an accelerator is reduced to be smaller than a predetermined value during running, by bringing the clutch device into disengagement to disconnect the power transmission route; and an engine control means that reduces number of combusting cylinders during the coasting control while reducing the engine speed to an idling speed that is lower than that of a case in which the coasting control is not carried out.
Abstract:
A method for clutch disengagement at idling running of a vehicle including an automated manual transmission is characterized in that a rate of the clutch disengagement is controlled responsive to a brake pedal force applied to a brake pedal by a vehicle operator. A clutch disengagement controller controls a rate of clutch disengagement at engine idling running mode. The clutch disengagement controller is connected to a brake pedal sensor sensing a force applied to a brake pedal and to at least one air inlet valve controlling a position of a clutch cylinder. The controller controls opening of said at least one air inlet valve responsive to the force sensed by the brake pedal sensor.
Abstract:
A required draining capacity of an electrically-powered oil pump is reduced and a small sizing of the electrically-powered oil pump is achieved by devising how to issue a starting frictional element engagement pressure command value.[Means for Solving the Problem]An engine is restarted in response to an idle stop OFF command at t1 so that a gear shift control purpose hydraulic pressure is raised according to a working oil from an engine driven oil pump. An idle stop release time control of the engine is allowed according to a torque down unnecessary determination when a gear shift control purpose hydraulic pressure has reached to a set hydraulic pressure at t2. In a case where this allowance causes an engine torque Te to be raised from a torque down value toward a driving operation corresponding value by a predetermined gradient ΔTe1, a command value of a starting frictional element engagement pressure PS is set to a control maximum value (a drain port opening angle of a clutch hydraulic pressure control valve for a clutch hydraulic pressure (an engagement pressure) command value is made small as compared with that in a case of an ordinary control (is made difficult to drain)) during the idle stop control including during the idle stop release time control. Thus, when starting frictional element engagement pressure PS is controlled upon receipt of this command value, the working oil from the electrically-powered oil pump is not needed to be drained. Consequently, the electrically-powered oil pump is not needed to discharge this draining working oil and the small-sizing can be achieved.
Abstract:
Methods are provided for adapting clutches for use in unconventional drive trains, for example those used in hybrid vehicles having a electric motor/generator.
Abstract:
A synchronous meshing type automatic transmission control system is provided to be capable of shortening a time for gear change without generation of noises from gears and degradation of a synchronizing mechanism in durability, and comprises an internal combustion engine mounted on a vehicle, a speed change mechanism coupled to the internal combustion engine through a clutch, a shift-select actuator for selectively coupling one set of a plurality of sets of speed change gears having different gear ratios and intervening between an input shaft coupled to the clutch of the speed change mechanism and an output shaft for driving the vehicle, and a control device for inputting thereinto an output signal of a shift-select position sensor, which detects a selected position of the shift-select actuator, to operate a position of the shift-select actuator for gear change and for putting the clutch in weak coupling in a state, in which no gear is coupled between the input shaft and the output shaft in the course of gear change.
Abstract:
At the time of vehicle start-up from the state of engine stopping, a hydraulic oil pressure in a starting clutch sometimes overshoots beyond a creeping pressure as a result of a rise in the hydraulic oil pressure in the hydraulic circuit, resulting in shocks. A hydraulic oil pressure command value to a linear solenoid valve which controls the starting clutch pressure is made smaller than the creeping pressure until the point of time at which the rise in the hydraulic oil pressure in the hydraulic circuit (=the point of time at which a condition of F2=1 is satisfied). Once a discrimination of a rise in the hydraulic oil pressure has been made, the command value is made higher than the creeping pressure for a predetermined period of time (i.e., for the period of YTM3−YTM3B1), and is thereafter made to the creeping pressure.
Abstract:
In an apparatus for controlling a starting clutch of a vehicle having a function of stopping engine idling so that an engine is automatically stopped under given conditions when the vehicle is at a standstill, the starting clutch being disposed in a transmission of the vehicle in series with a belt type continuously variable transmission mechanism which receives an input of a power from the engine through a power transmission mechanism having built therein hydraulically operated frictional engaging elements, the vehicle start-up from the state of engine stopping is made smoothly at a good response. At the time of vehicle start-up from the state of engine stopping, when the rotational speed of the drive pulley of the transmission mechanism has increased to a predetermined speed, the control mode of the starting clutch is switched from the waiting mode in which the engaging force of the starting clutch is kept below a creeping force which causes the vehicle to creep, to a running mode in which the engaging force of the starting clutch is increased above the creeping force.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a control system, in particular an emergency control system, of an automatic clutch. The clutch can operate with slip controlled by the driving speed when engaged, or can be disengaged or remain disengaged when the engine speed is excessive, and can also be disengaged when there is an idling signal.