Patent ID: 8033957
Filing Date: 2011-10-11
Classification: F16D,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A clutch controller comprising: an actuator for changing a degree of engagement between a drive-side member and a driven-side member of a clutch; an actual torque obtaining section for obtaining torque transmitted from the drive-side member to a downstream mechanism of a torque transmission path as actual transmission torque, the downstream mechanism including the driven-side member; a target torque obtaining section for obtaining torque that is supposed to be transmitted from the drive-side member to the downstream mechanism as target transmission torque; and a control unit for controlling the degree of engagement of the clutch by actuating the actuator based on a difference between the actual transmission torque and the target transmission torque, wherein the target torque obtaining section includes a determining section for determining whether or not a difference in rotational speed between the drive-side member and the driven-side member is reduced at an appropriate rate, and depending on the determination result, corrects the target transmission torque.