Dynamic transmission disengagement for a vehicle based on current conditions in a work cycle

A computer-implemented method of automatically and conditionally implementing a transmission state control feature for a transport vehicle comprising a transmission unit, a service brake, a load-transporting element, and a controller, the method comprising:

• automatically ascertaining, via the controller, a transit state or a working state of the transport vehicle based on input signals from one or more vehicle sensors and corresponding to a first set of one or more operating parameters, wherein conditions for each of the one or more operating parameters in the first set are determined relative to specified values and/or thresholds, wherein the transit state is determined in association with each respective condition being satisfied for each of the one or more operating parameters in the first set, wherein at least one of the first set of one or more operating parameters is associated with a position of the load-transporting element, and wherein the transmission state control feature is disabled in an ascertained working state;
• further determining, via the controller and upon ascertaining the transit state, conditions for each of a second set of one or more operating parameters relative to specified values and/or thresholds, wherein the transmission state control feature is activated upon each respective condition being satisfied for each of the one or more operating parameters in the second set, wherein at least one of the second set of one or more operating parameters is associated with application of the service brake;
• upon activation of the transmission state control feature, automatically generating an output signal for commanding the transmission unit to a neutral state, wherein an associated clutch is disengaged and further comprising an amount of hydraulic fluid pumped thereto and defining a prefilled state;
• upon further determining that each respective condition is no longer satisfied for each of the one or more operating parameters in the second set, automatically generating an output signal for commanding the transmission unit to a non-neutral state.