US 12,345,327 B1
Vehicle transmission control system
Keith Weston, Canton, MI (US); and Zackary Swisher, Taylor, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Jul. 2, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/761,684.
Int. Cl. F16H 61/16 (2006.01); F16H 59/02 (2006.01); F16H 59/50 (2006.01); F16H 59/54 (2006.01); F16H 61/02 (2006.01)
CPC F16H 61/0248 (2013.01) [F16H 59/0204 (2013.01); F16H 59/54 (2013.01); F16H 61/16 (2013.01); F16H 2059/0247 (2013.01); F16H 2059/506 (2013.01); F16H 2061/163 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising:
a transmission configured to shift between a plurality of gears and transition between automatic and manual modes;
a shifter configured to shift the transmission between the plurality of gears; and
a controller programmed to,
in response to the transmission operating in the automatic mode, automatically shift the transmission between the plurality of gears based on a shift schedule,
in response to the transmission operating in the manual mode, shift the transmission between the plurality of gears based on receiving inputs from the shifter,
in response to the transmission operating in the manual mode and an absence of receiving inputs from the shifter for a predetermined period of time, transition the operation of the transmission from the manual mode to the automatic mode, and
in response to the transmission operating in the manual mode, an absence of receiving inputs from the shifter for a predetermined period of time, an operating condition corresponding to a condition for upshifting the transmission according to the shift schedule, and a secondary condition flagged to suppress an upshift in the transmission while in the manual mode, override transitioning to the automatic mode and remain in the manual mode such that transmission does not upshift.