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US 2014/0229076 A1Published application
Transmission gear shift indication adjustment
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJeffrey Allen Doering, Davor Hrovat
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for operating a vehicle with a transmission. In one example approach, a method for a vehicle comprises, during a transmission shift having a first engine speed profile, adjusting a transmission shift indication provided to a vehicle operator based on a desired perceived shift time and a desired engine deceleration rate.
Claims20
A method for a vehicle comprising:
- during a transmission shift having a first engine speed profile, displaying a second engine speed profile to a vehicle operator, the second profile indicating a smaller inertia phase than the first engine speed profile.
A method for a vehicle, comprising:
- during a transmission shift having a first actual engine speed profile, displaying a second engine speed profile to a vehicle operator, wherein the second engine speed profile shows a faster rate of change of engine speed than the first profile.
A method for a vehicle, comprising:
- during a transmission shift having a first engine speed profile, adjusting a transmission shift indication provided to a vehicle operator based on a desired perceived shift time and a desired engine deceleration rate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.