Patent ID: 6490516
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: B60K,B60T,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for controlling an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle having an electronic gear control (EGS) which continuously exchanges signals with a vehicle dynamics control (FDR), the vehicle dynamics control (FDR) being an electronic signal processor which receives input signals from at least one of an anti-slip control system (ASC) and an anti-blocking system (ABS), the vehicle dynamics control generates corresponding output signals to control the electronic gear control (EGS), the method comprising the steps of:functionally linking the vehicle dynamics control (FDR) with a dynamic stabilizer (DS); issuing to the electronic gear control (EGS), via the vehicle dynamics control (FDR) a signal for preventing gear shifts based on the dynamic stabilizer (DS) detecting predefined operating situations; and simultaneously processing in the electronic gear control (EGS) the signal for preventing gear shifts, issued by the dynamic stabilizer (DS), with at least one of an incoming signal (SL) from the anti-slip control system (ASC) and an incoming signal from the anti-blocking system (ABS).