Twin clutch controlling apparatus

A twin clutch controlling apparatus which includes:

• a multi-speed transmission (TM) having a plurality of gear trains between a main shaft on the input side and a countershaft on an output side;
• a shift actuator adapted to carry out a changeover of a shift stage of the multi-speed transmission (TM);
• a twin clutch (TCL) configured from an odd number stage side clutch (CL1) and an even number stage side clutch (CL2) adapted to connect and disconnect power transmission between the transmission (TM) and an engine;
• a clutch actuator adapted to control the twin clutch (TCL);
• and
• a manual operation clutch capacity arithmetic operation section adapted to convert an operation amount of clutch manual operation means (L) into an electric signal to arithmetically operate a manual operation clutch capacity arithmetic operation value (tqc1tmt) corresponding to a manual operation, wherein:
• an auto mode (Auto) in which the twin clutch (TCL) is automatically controlled by a control section, a manual mode (Manual) in which the twin clutch (TCL) is manually controlled in response to the manual operation clutch capacity arithmetic operation value (tqc1tmt), and a temporary manual mode (Temp. Manual) are provided for a control mode for the twin clutch (TCL);
• wherein the twin clutch controlling apparatus is configured to accept the changeover from the auto mode (Auto) to the temporary manual mode (Temp. Manual) in response to the operation of the clutch manual operation means (L);
• and
• when the operation of the clutch manual operation means (L) is detected during automatic control in the auto mode (Auto),
• an event wherein the manual operation clutch capacity arithmetic operation value (tqc1tmt) comes to have a value similar to that of the clutch capacity calculated in the auto mode (Auto) is included in conditions for a changeover to the temporary manual mode (Temp. Manual) to occur.