Abstract: An automatic transmission can automatically change gears as if it were manually operated when a gearshift lever is operated in a large-sized car. When a gear changing operation is found to be of a hooked type, a gear drawing or shifting control is carried out according to the position of the gearshift lever. Subsequently, without any recognition of the neutral position, a gear selecting control and then the next gear shifting control are performed.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for notifying the possibility of a malfunction of an automatic transmission, which includes a throttle valve sensor for detecting the degree of the throttle valve's opening to generate a throttle valve signal, a shift valve sensor for detecting the on/off state of the two shift valves to generate a .

Abstract: A control system and method for a vehicular semi-automatic mechanical transmission system (10) is provided for continuously informing the operator of available ratios and for permitting selection of a desired shift (GR.sub.T(2)), which will be immediately implemented, regardless of the previous selection or ongoing shift implementation, of engagement of a previously selected target ratio (GR.sub.T(2)). During a shift transient to engage a selected target ratio (GR.sub.T(1)), the display will show the maximum available upshifts and downshifts from the target ratio, and shift requests will be interpreted as requests for upshifts and downshifts from the initial target ratio (GR.sub.T(1)) into a new target ratio (GR.sub.T(1)).

Abstract: An automatic transmission control system for a transmission which is installed in a vehicle and whose torque converter is provided with a lockup mechanism; comprising a vehicle weight estimation device for estimating the weight of the vehicle; a gradient estimation device for estimating a gradient on which the vehicle is running; a standard lockup line selector for storing therein standard lockup lines which correspond respectively to the specified gear shift ratios of a speed change gear included in the transmission, and for selecting that one of the stored standard lockup lines which corresponds to the gear shift ratio in the present state of the vehicle; a lockup line corrector for correcting the selected standard lockup line in accordance with the estimated vehicle weight and the estimated gradient; and a lockup signal output device for deciding a timing of lockup "ON" or lockup "OFF" by the use of the corrected lockup line, and for delivering a lockup signal to the lockup mechanism (a lockup solenoid) at

Abstract: A gear control means determines the gear position of an automatic transmission based on a vehicle speed V and throttle opening T input from a vehicle speed sensor and throttle opening sensor, and on a predetermined gear change-over lines which take form of kinked lines expressing "vehicle speed/throttle opening" characteristics for up-shifting and down-shifting respectively. The gear control means is provided with a memory unit and a gear determining unit.

Abstract: A control system for an automatic transmission, which can easily achieve a variety of shift patterns according to the taste of a driver and the road conditions. The control system includes: a neural network; and a mode switch for selecting either a teaching mode or an automatic mode. The neural network learns in the teaching mode and neuro-computes to output a gear ratio in the automatic mode. Tolerance error is computed from at least one of a propriety of a teaching gear ratio, a compatibility of an input value and a compatibility of the teaching gear ratio. A learning pattern is produced during the teaching mode for correcting load factors of the neural network which, in the automatic mode, outputs a gear ratio used to determine shifting of the transmission.

Abstract: Sensors (20, 21) provide a degree of throttle valve opening (TVO) and an output shaft revolution speed (No) to CPU (10), respectively. CPU (10) carries out a fuzzy inference for each gear position based on two kinds of parameters referring to a driving force deviation (Ef(i)) and a fuel consumption ratio (Qf(i)), and selects a speed change ratio which makes the appraisals for the driving force deviation and the fuel consumption ratio best, as a mark speed change ratio for the next gear position (NextGp), according to a predetermined program. Thus the shift control system selects a gear position corresponding to the speed change ratio by which the deviation between the driver's requiring driving force and the driving force after shifting becomes few, while the fuel consumption ratio becomes good.

Abstract: A shift control apparatus for an automatic transmission of a vehicle wherein a plurality of speed ratios are achieved by electronically controlling individual hydraulic pressures supplied to a plurality of frictional engaging elements to selectively engage these frictional engaging elements, which includes speed ratio select members for changing over the speed ratio of the automatic transmission from a neutral position to a running position, operation condition determination members for determining operation condition of the vehicle, an electromagnetic valve for controlling hydraulic pressure supplied to a first frictional engaging element to achieve a first speed; and electromagnetic valve control members for controlling operation of the electromagnetic valve so that when the speed ratio select members is determined by the operation condition determination means to be slowly manipulated, a supply time of a maximum hydraulic pressure to the first frictional engaging element is extended by a predetermined time