Patent ID: 11913505
Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A system for controlling a clutch in a heavy vehicle comprising an internal combustion engine and an automated mechanical transmission, where the engine is running, the clutch is engaged and the transmission is in neutral, the system comprising an engine speed sensor, a transmission speed sensor, an electronic control unit adapted to receive a request to shut down the engine, to disengage the clutch of the transmission, and to shut down the engine, wherein the electronic control unit is adapted to reengage the clutch when rotation of the engine and rotation of a transmission input shaft has reached zero, and to actively slow down rotation of the transmission input shaft by the use of a brake device if a stop time for the transmission input shaft exceeds a predefined time interval.