A system comprises a powertrain including an engine configured to output torque to a driveline, and an electronic control system operatively coupled with the powertrain. The electronic control system is configured to determine an engine torque value, and control a component of the driveline in response to the engine torque value. The engine torque value may account for an effect of air-fuel ratio (AFR) on engine torque. The engine torque value may account for an effect of charge transport delay on engine torque.

A system for driving a mechanical load, comprising: a rotational motor; a pendulum affixed to a pendulum axis to allow oscillation and rotation of the pendulum about the pendulum axis; a rotary encoder configured to generate an encoder signal responsively to an angular position of the pendulum with respect to the pendulum axis; a controller configured to receive the encoder signal and responsively to generate first and second controller signals, wherein the first controller signals are indicative of an angular speed of the pendulum being within a predefined motor engage range, and wherein the second controller signals are indicative of the angular speed of the pendulum being above a predefined load engage speed; a first clutch configured to receive the first controller signals and responsively to engage the motor and the pendulum axis; and a second clutch configured to receive the second controller signals and responsively to engage the pendulum axis and the mechanical load, wherein the mechanical load is a linear or rotational machine.

An engine system for a vehicle may include an engine including a plurality of cylinders connected to a crankshaft, a Cylinder Deactivation (CDA) apparatus provided to at least one cylinder among the plurality of cylinders of the engine, a first flywheel mounted on the crankshaft, a second flywheel having a rotation center formed eccentrically with respect to the crankshaft by being disposed at a position corresponding to the cylinder including the CDA apparatus, and a clutch provided to the crankshaft to selectively transmit a torque of the crankshaft to the second flywheel during operation of the CDA apparatus.

A power transmission device for a vehicle includes a control unit adapted to automatically control engagement or disengagement of a clutch, and is further equipped with a clutch lever for manually engaging or disengaging the clutch. The power transmission device includes a manual mode in which the clutch is engaged or disengaged by a driver performing an engagement or disengagement operation with the clutch engagement/disengagement operating element and an automatic mode in which the clutch is engaged or disengaged under the control of the control unit without the driver performing the engagement or disengagement operation. The manual mode or the automatic mode is selectable by the driver. In the manual mode, it is further possible to select a plurality of control modes with differing levels of intervention of the automatic control.

This clutch control device includes a clutch device (26), a clutch actuator (50), a hydraulic pressure circuit device (53), hydraulic pressure sensors (57, 58), a control device (60), and a control valve (56) for controlling a flow of a working fluid between the clutch device (26) and the clutch actuator (50). The hydraulic pressure sensors (57, 58) include an upstream side hydraulic pressure sensor (57) and a downstream side hydraulic pressure sensor (58). The control device (60) is configured to perform feedback control of the clutch actuator (50) using hydraulic pressure detection information of a side on which hydraulic pressure fluctuation is small, among the hydraulic pressure detection information of each of the upstream side hydraulic pressure sensor (57) and the downstream side hydraulic pressure sensor (58), in the case of driving the clutch actuator (50) toward a pressurization side and in the case of driving the clutch actuator (50) to a decompression side.

Variator (20) and forward clutch (Fwd/C) disposed in series are provided between engine (1) having starter motor (15) and driving wheel (7). Sailing stop control that, on the basis of satisfaction of sailing entering condition, interrupts power transmission by frictional engagement element (Fwd/C), stops engine (1) and performs coast-travel is performed. When sailing entering condition is satisfied, coast-travel is started with rotation stop timing of variator (20) being delayed with respect to rotation stop timing of engine (1). When accelerator pedal depression operation intervenes after start of coast-travel, engine (1) is restarted by starter motor (15). When judged that input and output rotation speeds of frictional engagement element (Fwd/C) become synchronization rotation speed after restart of engine (1), frictional engagement element (Fwd/C) is reengaged. Shift response from coast-travel to normal travel is therefore improved at change-of-mind at which sailing quitting condition is satisfied during progress of automatic stop of engine.

An actuator assembly having an outer section and an inner section that are moveable relative to each other has a clutch assembly mounted on the outer section. The clutch includes a clutch housing, a clutch motor, and a plurality of pins. The clutch housing is rotatable between an engaged position and a disengaged position. The clutch motor is coupled to the clutch housing and is configured to rotate the clutch housing between the engaged position and the disengaged position. The pins are disposed within, and extend radially inwardly from, the clutch housing, and each pin is movable between an extended position and a retracted position. When the clutch housing is rotated into the engaged position, the pins are moved to, and retained in, the extended position, and when the clutch housing is rotated into the disengaged position, the pins are movable to the retracted position.

A T-S curve correction method for a clutch system may include: detecting differences between actual positions of a clutch in first and second torque regions and a position on a T-S curve; determining whether the difference between the actual position in the first torque region and the position on the T-S curve is equal to or more than a first reference value; determining whether the difference between the actual position in the second torque region and the position on the T-S curve is equal to or less than a third reference value, when the difference of the actual position in the first torque region is equal to or more than the first reference value; and correcting the slope of the T-S curve in the increasing direction, when the difference of the actual position in the second torque region is equal to or less than the third reference value.

A driving system for a vehicle includes drive source, a driven portion, a unidirectional power transmitting unit provided on a power transmission path between the drive source and the driven portion, and having a first member, a second member, and an engaging element interposed between the first member and the second member, and an eccentricity acquiring unit adapted to acquire an eccentricity, the eccentricity being a magnitude of deviation between the rotational axis of the first member and the rotational axis of the second member.

A transmission system, such as for a two wheeled bicycle, including an axle assembly including a set of sprockets, a transmission unit having an input coupled to the set of sprockets and an output arranged to be coupled to a wheel. The transmission unit includes a transmission operable according to a first transmission ratio and a second transmission ratio, a clutch or brake system for switching from the first to the second transmission ratio under load, and a first actuator for controlling the clutch or brake for coupling or decoupling. The transmission system including a second actuator for selecting one of the sprockets for transmission of torque to the axle assembly, and a controller configured to receive a first shift signal and/or a second shift signal, and configured to control the first actuator and/or the second actuator in response to the first or second shift signal.