Control System/Method for Engine Brake Assisted Shifting

• Main Author: STEEBY, JON A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 11.02.1995
• Edition: 6
• Subjects: BLASTING; COMBUSTION ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL; CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE ORDIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES; CYCLICALLY OPERATING VALVES FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GEARING; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS; INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; LIGHTING; MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TOTHE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT; STEAM ENGINES; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

A control method/system for controlling upshifting in an automated mechanical transmission system (10) provided with an engine compression brake (50) is provided. A control unit (54) is effective to operate the engine compression brake during a transmission upshift such that at initiation of an upshift the engine compression brake applies a minimum retarding torque to said engine, said retarding torque is then gradually increased to a maximum retarding torque value and, upon sensing that engine speed (ES) is within a predetermined value (REF1) of the synchronous value thereof, the retarding torque applied by said engine brake is caused to gradually decrease until such time as engine speed reaches the synchronous window therefor.