A shift control device for an automatic transmission is provided with an automatic shift mode and a manual shift mode instructed by a manual operation of a driver. The shift control device includes at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code that cause the shift control device to measure a following distance between an own vehicle and a front vehicle, measure an accelerator opening of an engine, judge whether the measured following distance is equal to or less than a predetermined set value if a downshift is instructed by a manual operation of the driver and the measured accelerator opening is fully closed, and determine a target shift stage based on the following distance if the following distance is equal to or less than the set value. Accordingly, the shift control device downshifts to the target shift stage.

An electronic control unit is configured to set a target torque phase time which is used in torque phase control based on an output shaft torque difference. The electronic control unit sets the target torque phase time to be longer when the output shaft torque difference is large than when the output shaft torque difference is small. Accordingly, since the target torque phase time can be appropriately set, it is possible to achieve both of preventing a sudden change in driving force and torsion vibration of an output shaft and preventing a decrease in drivability due to hesitation at the same time. Sudden change in driving force and torsion vibration of the output shaft occur when the difference in driving force between before and after a gear shift is large. Hesitation occurs when the difference in driving force between before and after the gear shift is small.

When an input torque becomes greater by a predetermined value or more due to an operation of increasing an amount of accelerator depression amount or the like during a gear shift, a controller for an automatic transmission updates a target gear shift characteristic value to a target gear shift characteristic value which is set when the gear shift is started with the input torque based on the input torque at the updating time, and performs gear shift control from a degree of progress in gear shift at the updating time based on the updated target gear shift characteristic value. Since the target gear shift characteristic value can be changed with respect to an increase in the input torque during the gear shift by this control, it is possible to prevent a decrease in durability of frictional engagement elements.

In a work vehicle according to the present invention, a control device calculates, for each of a plurality of speed-changing stages in a PTO transmission, an expected maximum rotational speed of PTO rotary power that is output from the PTO shaft when an engine rotational speed changing operation member is operated to a maximum extent, and shows, in a listed manner, the calculated results in a liquid crystal display part of a display device. The present invention can inform an operator of the maximum rotational speed of PTO rotary power that is output from the PTO shaft for each speed-changing stage in the PTO transmission without performing a speed changing operation on the PTO transmission.

Methods, apparatuses, and systems for determining a dynamic shift schedule for a system are provided. A method includes: determining, by a controller, a priority for a system based on data indicative of operation of the system; determining, by the controller, a shift point for the system based on the priority and at least one of a current gear, a current accelerator pedal position (APP), an acceleration vector, or a target gear; and taking, by the controller, an action based on the determined shift point.

A control device for a vehicle includes an electronic control unit configured to control release of a predetermined engaging device configured to selectively engage a rotating member of a loaded part that participates in power transmission in a predetermined gear stage among a plurality of engaging devices with a rotating member of a non-loaded part that does not participate in the power transmission in the predetermined gear stage, at the time of selection of the predetermined gear stage of a stepped transmission, and control the predetermined engaging device such that an engagement pressure for bringing the predetermined engaging device into a weak slip state in a range that does not affect the selection of the predetermined gear stage is added, at the time of the selection of the predetermined gear stage and in a predetermined operational state.

Provided is a shift control device for an automatic transmission provided with an automatic shift mode and a manual shift mode instructed by a manual operation of a driver. The shift control device includes a following distance measuring means for measuring a following distance between an own vehicle and a front vehicle; an accelerator opening measuring means for measuring an accelerator opening of an engine; a following distance judging means for judging whether the measured following distance is equal to or less than a predetermined set value if a downshift is instructed by the manual operation of the driver, and the measured accelerator opening is fully closed; and a target shift stage determining means for determining a target shift stage based on the following distance if the following distance is equal to or less than the set value. Accordingly, the shift control device downshifts to the target shift stage.

When an input torque becomes greater by a predetermined value or more due to an operation of increasing an amount of accelerator depression amount or the like during a gear shift, a controller for an automatic transmission updates a target gear shift characteristic value to a target gear shift characteristic value which is set when the gear shift is started with the input torque based on the input torque at the updating time, and performs gear shift control from a degree of progress in gear shift at the updating time based on the updated target gear shift characteristic value. Since the target gear shift characteristic value can be changed with respect to an increase in the input torque during the gear shift by this control, it is possible to prevent a decrease in durability of frictional engagement elements.

An electronic control unit is configured to set a target torque phase time which is used in torque phase control based on an output shaft torque difference. The electronic control unit sets the target torque phase time to be longer when the output shaft torque difference is large than when the output shaft torque difference is small. Accordingly, since the target torque phase time can be appropriately set, it is possible to achieve both of preventing a sudden change in driving force and torsion vibration of an output shaft and preventing a decrease in drivability due to hesitation at the same time. Sudden change in driving force and torsion vibration of the output shaft occur when the difference in driving force between before and after a gear shift is large. Hesitation occurs when the difference in driving force between before and after the gear shift is small.

A method and a system for choosing a transmission mode in a vehicle over the course of a road section, wherein the vehicle has applied coasting prior to this road section and wherein a highest permitted speed v.sub.max is defined for the road section, below which an actual speed for the vehicle should be kept. A simulation of a future speed profile v.sub.sim.sub._.sub.Gear for a possible gear position for a gearbox in the vehicle is conducted on the basis of a road slope obtained from map data in combination with vehicle positioning information and wherein the simulation simulates, when the road section lies ahead of the vehicle, an actual speed for the vehicle over the course of the road section. Next, an evaluation is carried out of whether a suspension of the coasting in favor of the possible gear position is recommended, wherein the possible gear position is deemed recommendable if a highest value v.sub.sim.sub._.sub.Gear.sub._.sub.max for the future speed profile exceeds the highest permitted speed v.sub.max. The evaluation is then utilized in the choice of transmission mode.