Shift energy management through repetitive garage shift detection

A method for controlling an automatic transmission of a vehicle, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a controller and from a set of sensors, a set of operating parameters of the vehicle, the set of operating parameters each relating to a rock cycling maneuver of the vehicle, the rock cycling maneuver comprising a plurality of consecutive garage shifts of the transmission;
• determining, by the controller, whether the set of operating parameters satisfy a set of entry or exit criteria to/from a rock cycling mode of the transmission and enter/exit the rock cycling mode based on the determination;
• while not in the rock cycling mode, controlling, by the controller, the transmission based on a first set of calibrations for the transmission, the first set of calibrations being optimized for normal garage shifts of the transmission;
• and
• while in the rock cycling mode, controlling, by the controller, the transmission based on a different second set of calibrations for the transmission, the second set of calibrations being optimized for the rock cycling maneuver.