Patent ID: 7561952
Filing Date: 2009-07-14
Classification: B60W,F16H,Y02T,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A motor vehicle with a clutch ( 3 ) and automated transmission ( 9 ) between the engine and the drive wheels of the vehicle, comprising control means ( 45 , 48 ) for controlling the engine and for controlling the transmission in accordance with a selected position for an electronic gear selector ( 46 ), where the control means, with the gear selector in its position for automatic shifting, upon movement, selects a gear which is determined by a gear setting preference, stored in the control means, as a function of various driving preference parameters fed into the control means, the control means comprising: a first simulation of an intended path of the vehicle in response to measured and sensed information ( a second simulation of the intended path of the vehicle in response to said measured and sensed information ( a comparative analysis of results (R