Patent ID: 8617031

Claim:
A method for controlling an automated friction clutch arranged in a drive train between an internal combustion engine and a gearbox, comprising: operating the friction clutch by a clutch actuator controlled by means of a controller; transmitting first torque from the internal combustion engine by means of the friction clutch; estimating, using engine torque provided by an engine control unit of the internal combustion engine, the first torque transmitted by the friction clutch; generating a target torque by adding a safety margin to the estimated torque; operating the friction clutch in an engaged state at the target torque; when the target torque is lower than the first clutch torque from the internal combustion engine transmitted by the friction clutch: increasing the target torque; increasing slip until a specified slip is reached in the friction clutch; and generating, in response to reaching the specified slip, an adjusted clutch torque; and adapting the adjusted clutch torque as the target torque.