Patent ID: 6109407
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: B60W,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A process for the control of a transmission, with a plurality of gears, for an engine driven vehicle which includes a control system for the transmission, a clutch to connect the engine to the transmission, an operating unit for the selection of a desired gear and a detector for detecting a rotational speed of a transmission input, the process comprising:verifying whether a driver-selected gear is selected by means of the operating unit;confirming whether the clutch is disengaged following verification that the driver-selected gear has been selected;comparing a rotational speed of the transmission input with a predetermined speed range when it has been confirmed that the clutch is disengaged; andautomatically engaging a gear to be engaged when the rotational speed of the transmission input has reached the predetermined speed range,wherein the vehicle includes a detector for detecting a vehicle speed, the steps of the process being executed on condition that the vehicle speed is below a predetermined speed value.