Patent ID: 8323149

Claim:
A system, comprising: an engine having an electronically controlled throttle plate to adjust airflow to the engine; a transmission having an input speed and an output speed, the transmission including a clutch and the transmission coupled to the engine, the transmission including a plurality of selectable discrete gear ratios; a driver-selectable transmission lever; and a controller configured to: during a first position of a driver foot pedal and during a gear ratio change to a future gear in response to a change in the driver-selectable transmission lever, and when the transmission does not provide engine braking, control engine speed to a synchronous speed in the future gear ratio by adjusting an engine operating parameter so that the engine speed is close to an engine speed that will be achieved after the gear change is completed, and maintain the engine speed at the close engine speed after the gear change is completed until a second position of the driver foot pedal, where engine speed is controlled by adjusting at least the electronically controlled throttle plate.