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AssigneeSigma Powertain, Inc.
InventorsDaniel E Knieper, Graham Scott Russell, R William Davis, John W Kimes
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A method calculates a time for which a force is to be applied to a strut to have the strut lockingly engage a notch of a notch plate. The notch plate has a plurality of notches equidistantly spaced about a surface of the notch plate at a predetermined distance from each other. The method begins by measuring a rotational speed of the notch plate. The method then identifies the predetermined distance between the notches in the notch plate. The predetermined distance is divided by the measured speed to create a positioning time. A pivot time is added to the positioning time allow the strut to travel along the notch plate and into the notch a sufficient distance to physically lock the pocket plate and the notch plate together.
A method for calculating a time for which a force is to be applied to a strut to have the strut lockingly engage a notch of a notch plate having a plurality of notches equidistantly spaced about a surface of the notch plate at a predetermined distance from each other, the method comprising the steps of:
A method for disengaging a clutch by having actuators that move struts against a spring into a notch plate disposed adjacent a pocket plate, having a plurality of pockets, back into pockets of the pocket plate, the method comprising the steps of:
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