US 12,187,286 B2
System and method for disabling a retarder during a gearshift at low speeds for improved driver comfort
Bernhard Trünkle, Ludwigsburg (DE); and Thomas S. Miller, Jr., Lagrange, OH (US)
Assigned to Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC, Avon, OH (US)
Filed by Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC, Avon, OH (US)
Filed on Apr. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/135,483.
Prior Publication US 2024/0343253 A1, Oct. 17, 2024
Int. Cl. B60W 30/19 (2012.01); B60T 8/32 (2006.01); B60W 10/11 (2012.01); B60W 10/196 (2012.01); B60W 10/198 (2012.01); F16H 59/44 (2006.01); F16H 59/54 (2006.01); F16H 61/04 (2006.01)
CPC B60W 30/19 (2013.01) [B60T 8/3215 (2013.01); B60W 10/11 (2013.01); B60W 10/196 (2013.01); B60W 10/198 (2013.01); F16H 59/44 (2013.01); F16H 59/54 (2013.01); F16H 61/04 (2013.01); B60T 2250/04 (2013.01); B60W 2510/18 (2013.01); B60W 2520/10 (2013.01); B60W 2710/10 (2013.01); B60W 2710/18 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors in a vehicle comprising a retarder, cause the one or more processors to:
determine whether a speed of the vehicle is below a first threshold but above a second threshold; and
in response to determining that the speed of the vehicle is below the first threshold but above the second threshold:
disable the retarder during a gear shift if the retarder is enabled; or
prevent enabling the retarder if the retarder is not enabled.