Transmission control or steering control based on one or more operating inputs associated with a vehicle
US10850736B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 1, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H2061/0234
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An example, described herein, involves monitoring an operating input of a vehicle; determining a turning maneuver is to be performed by the vehicle with a decreased turn radius based on the operating input; determining that a transmission of the vehicle is to be downshifted to a low gear to enable the vehicle to perform the turning maneuver; and downshifting the transmission to the low gear.
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