Method of controlling an automated clutch of a vehicle

US7158873B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG · DE

Inventors

• Jurgen Eich · Bühl, DE
• Thomas Jager · Meckenbeuren, DE
• Bernhard Boll · Wellesbourne, GB
• Frank Bast · Bühl, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 24, 2003
• Grant date: Jan 2, 2007
• Expiry date: Oct 12, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16D2500/50248
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of controlling an automated clutch of a vehicle includes the step of adapting a characteristic curve of the clutch through an electronic clutch management system. The adaptation is performed under at least one set of operating conditions that are represented by an operating point.