Control device and control method for dual clutch-type transmission

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10145468-B2
Application number	US-201515517393-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 1, 2015
Priority date	Oct 6, 2014
Publication date	Dec 4, 2018
Grant date	Dec 4, 2018

Abstract

A dual clutch-type transmission control device is provided which improves the accuracy with which transmission torque is learned. A dual-clutch transmission includes a clutch apparatus having a first clutch and a second clutch, a first input shaft, a second input shaft, a counter shaft, an output shaft, an auxiliary transmission portion including a first input gear pair and a second input gear pair, a main transmission portion including an output gear pair, and learning modules and the learning modules shift the main transmission portion into a neutral state, disengage both the first and second clutched generate a torque change in an engine by keeping the engine running at a predetermined revolution number, engaging partially one of the first and second clutches and thereafter engaging the other clutch gradually partially and learn an amount of change of torque associated with the torque change as transmission torque of the other clutch.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A control device for a dual clutch-type transmission comprising:
a clutch apparatus having a first clutch and a second clutch which can connect and disconnect a torque transmission from a drive source to a transmission;
a first input shaft which is connected to the first clutch;
a second input shaft which is connected to the second clutch and which is disposed concentrically with the first input shaft;
a counter shaft which is disposed parallel to the first input shaft and the second input shaft;
an output shaft which is disposed parallel to the counter shaft;
an auxiliary transmission portion which includes a first input gear pair which transmits torque from the first input shaft to the counter shaft and a second input gear pair which transmits torque from the second input shaft to the counter shaft;
a main transmission portion which includes at least one or more output gear pairs which can transmit torque from the counter shaft to the output shaft; and
a learning module for:
shifting the main transmission portion into a neutral state;
disengaging the first and second clutches;
generating a torque change in the drive source by keeping the drive source revolving at a predetermined revolution number, engaging partially one of the first clutch and the second clutch, and engaging gradually the other of the first and the second clutch until the clutch is partially engaged after engaging partially one of the first clutch and the second clutch in a state that shifting the main transmission portion into the neutral state and disengaging the first and second clutches; and
learning an amount of change of torque associated with the torque change as transmission torque of the other clutch.

2. The control device for the dual clutch-type transmission according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a temperature sensor for detecting a temperature of a hydraulic fluid of the clutch apparatus; and
a storage module for storing the temperature of the hydraulic fluid which is detected by the temperature sensor while the learning module is learning,
wherein the learning module learns the transmission torque change amount as transmission torque of the other clutch which corresponds to the temperature of the hydraulic fluid which is stored in the storage module.

3. The control device for the dual clutch-type transmission according to claim 2 ,
wherein the learning module executes the learning of transmission torque when a distance traveled by a vehicle reaches a predetermined upper limit distance.

4. The control device for the dual clutch-type transmission according to claim 1
wherein the learning module executes the learning of transmission torque when a distance traveled by a vehicle reaches a predetermined upper limit distance.

5. A control method for a dual clutch-type transmission comprising a clutch apparatus having a first clutch and a second clutch which can connect and disconnect a torque transmission from a drive source to a transmission, a first input shaft which is connected to the first clutch, a second input shaft which is connected to the second clutch and which is disposed concentrically with the first input shaft, a counter shaft which is disposed parallel to the first input shaft and the second input shaft, an output shaft which is disposed parallel to the counter shaft, an auxiliary transmission portion which includes a first input gear pair which transmits torque from the first input shaft to the counter shaft and a second input gear pair which transmits torque from the second input shaft to the counter shaft, and a main transmission portion which includes at least one or more output gear pairs which can transmit torque from the counter shaft to the output shaft, the control method comprising:
shifting the main transmission portion into a neutral state;
disengaging the first and second clutches;
generating a torque change in the drive source by keeping the drive source revolving at a predetermined revolution number, engaging partially one of the first clutch and the second clutch, and engaging gradually the other of the first and second clutch until the clutch is partially engaged after engaging partially one of the first clutch and the second clutch in a state that shifting the main transmission portion into the neutral state and disengaging the first and second clutches; and
learning an amount of change of torque associated with the torque change as transmission torque of the other clutch.

Assignees

• Isuzu Motors Ltd

Inventors

• Takahashi Yusuke
• SHIMOZAWA Tomoaki

Classifications

• F16H3/006

  power being selectively transmitted by parallel flow paths, e.g. dual clutch transmissions · CPC title

• F16H2061/0087

  Adaptive control, e.g. the control parameters adapted by learning · CPC title

• F16H2342/04

  Calibrating engagement of friction elements · CPC title

• F16H2200/0052

  the gear ratios comprising six forward speeds · CPC title

• F16H61/688

  with two inputs, e.g. selection of one of two torque-flow paths by clutches · CPC title