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Device and method for determining a mapping of the torque transmitted by a clutch in an automobile and hill-start assistance system for an automobile equipped with such device

US8515640B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 21, 2008
Grant dateAug 20, 2013
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Expiry dateFeb 6, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16D2500/70605
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A device for determining, when driving a vehicle, a mapping of torque transmitted by a clutch of the automobile based on a position of a clutch control member. The device includes a mechanism updating the mapping based on position thresholds of the clutch control member. The updating modifies values of the thresholds based on minimum and maximum values of the positions of the control member stored in the mapping and on current values of the thresholds.

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