Patent ID: 8364362
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: B60W,F16D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling clutch disengagement in a vehicle having an automated manual transmission comprising a user controlled brake pedal having a brake pedal position and an electronically controlled clutch, comprising: sensing at least two brake pedal positions separated in time by a predetermined time, performing a differentiation of the sensed brake pedal positions resulting in a differentiation value for the predetermined time, comparing the differentiation value to a first predetermined threshold value, continuously sensing a current brake pedal position, continuously comparing the sensed brake pedal position with at least a first predetermined threshold brake pedal position value, continuously comparing the sensed brake pedal position with a second predetermined threshold brake pedal position value, and controlling the clutch to initiate disengagement if the differentiation value is greater than the first predetermined threshold value and the continuously sensed current brake pedal position exceeds the first predetermined threshold brake pedal position and the second predetermined threshold brake pedal position values at the same time.