Disclosed is a method for operating a multi-gear vehicle transmission having a plurality of shifting elements (A, B, C, D, E) for engaging gears of the vehicle transmission. In a neutral gear, in which some of the shifting elements (A, B) are already actuated, a transmission input (1) is decoupled from a transmission output (2) of the vehicle transmission. In a driving gear the transmission input (1) is coupled to the transmission output (2) of the vehicle transmission by closing the shifting elements (A, B, C, D, E) associated with the driving gear, in order to propel the vehicle. With the neutral gear engaged a transmission condition is determined, and if a transmission condition with elevated drag losses exists, then in addition to the shifting elements (A, B) actuated in the neutral gear a shifting element (D) associated with a reversing gear of the vehicle transmission is also closed.

A method for controlling the operation of a transmission of a work vehicle based on the detection of unintended vehicle motion may generally include determining an intended driving direction for the work vehicle while the vehicle is positioned on a sloped surface and initiating a shifting procedure within the transmission for engaging an on-coming clutch associated with moving the work vehicle in the intended driving direction, wherein the on-coming clutch is initially engaged at an initial ramp rate. In addition, the method may include monitoring an acceleration of the work vehicle as the on-coming clutch is being engaged, determining a current travel direction for the work vehicle based on the monitored acceleration and, when the current travel direction differs from the intended driving direction, adjusting the initial ramp rate for engaging the on-coming clutch to an increased ramp rate.

Disclosed is a method for operating a multi-gear vehicle transmission having a plurality of shifting elements (A, B, C, D, E) for engaging gears of the vehicle transmission. In a neutral gear, in which some of the shifting elements (A, B) are already actuated, a transmission input (1) is decoupled from a transmission output (2) of the vehicle transmission. In a driving gear the transmission input (1) is coupled to the transmission output (2) of the vehicle transmission by closing the shifting elements (A, B, C, D, E) associated with the driving gear, in order to propel the vehicle. With the neutral gear engaged a transmission condition is determined, and if a transmission condition with elevated drag losses exists, then in addition to the shifting elements (A, B) actuated in the neutral gear a shifting element (D) associated with a reversing gear of the vehicle transmission is also closed.

Provided is a wheel loader capable of automatically decreasing vehicle speed without making an operator feel discomfort during a loading operation. A wheel loader 1 mounted with a torque converter type traveling drive system comprises a controller 5 configured to control shifting of a transmission 32. When a vehicle body travels forward at vehicle speed corresponding to a second speed stage set greater by one speed stage than the lowest speed stage of the transmission 32 while operating the lift arm 21 upwardly, the controller 5 sets, as a gear ratio of the transmission 32, an intermediate gear ratio between a gear ratio corresponding to the second speed stage and a gear ratio corresponding to a first speed stage, and outputs a signal for selecting a combination of a plurality of gears corresponding to the set gear ratio to each first to fifth solenoid control valves 32A to 32E.

A vehicle control system includes: an operation element; a travel control unit configured to accelerate or decelerate a vehicle; and a shift range control unit configured to control a shift range of the vehicle. In a state where the shift range of the vehicle is set to a first travel range, the travel control unit accelerates the vehicle according to a moving operation on the operation element in a first travel direction and decelerates the vehicle according to the moving operation on the operation element in a second travel direction. In a state where the shift range of the vehicle is set to a second travel range, the travel control unit accelerates the vehicle according to the moving operation on the operation element in the second travel direction and decelerates the vehicle according to the moving operation on the operation element in the first travel direction.

A controller is configured to output a control command for controlling at least one driveline component according to a control map. The control map may define a dependence of the control command on at least one of: a control position of an input device, and at least one first condition of the driveline. The controller may also be configured to receive at least one input signal, the input signal may have a plurality of signal values recorded at different times. The signal values of the at least one input signal are indicative of at least one of: the control position of the input device, the at least one first condition of the driveline, and at least one second condition of the driveline. The controller may also be configured to derive a feature from the plurality of signal values and adapt the control map based on the derived feature.

The invention relates to a method of detecting a change in the direction of rotation of a rotatable shaft (5) based on non-direction sensitive rotational speed data, the method comprising the steps: .circle-solid.determining a speed (17) of a rotatable shaft (5) of a vehicle transmission (3) based on non-direction sensitive speed data received from a non-direction sensitive rotational speed sensor (7), wherein the speed (17) of the rotatable shaft (5) is the absolute value of the rotational speed of the rotatable shaft (5); .circle-solid.determining, based on the speed (17) of the rotatable shaft (5), if the duration of a first continuous time interval (20) during which the speed (17) of the rotatable shaft (5) is continually smaller than a first predetermined speed value (18) is shorter than a predetermined duration (24); and .circle-solid.detecting that a change in the direction of rotation of the rotatable shaft (5) has occurred during the first continuous time interval (20) if the duration of the first continuous time interval (20) is shorter than the predetermined duration (24). The invention further relates to a controller (8) for carrying out the method and to a driveline (100; 200) including the controller (8). The invention allows to determine a change in direction although the sensor as such is not direction sensitive. This is based on the insight that decelerating to a speed value below a threshold and subsequently accelerating again to a value which is above this threshold corresponds to a change in direction if this process occurs within a short time period.

A servo includes a motor having a rotating shaft, an output shaft disposed apart from the rotating shaft, a transmission mechanism to transmit mechanical power from the motor to the output shaft, a circuit board, a first detected member fixed to an end of the rotating shaft, a second detected member fixed to an end of the output shaft adjacent to the circuit board; and a first detecting member and a second detecting member mounted on the circuit board and configured to respectively detect rotational angles of the rotating shaft and the output shaft, based on changes caused by rotation of the first detected member and the second detected member.

A vehicle control system includes: an operation element; a travel control unit configured to accelerate or decelerate a vehicle; and a shift range control unit configured to control a shift range of the vehicle. In a state where the shift range of the vehicle is set to a first travel range, the travel control unit accelerates the vehicle according to a moving operation on the operation element in a first travel direction and decelerates the vehicle according to the moving operation on the operation element in a second travel direction. In a state where the shift range of the vehicle is set to a second travel range, the travel control unit accelerates the vehicle according to the moving operation on the operation element in the second travel direction and decelerates the vehicle according to the moving operation on the operation element in the first travel direction.

Described herein is a control system for a vehicle having an infinitely variable transmission (WT) having a ball planetary variator (CVP), providing a smooth and controlled operation. In some embodiments, the vehicle is a fork lift truck. An operator commands a brake pedal, an accelerator pedal, and a direction switch (or gear selector), which are evaluated by the control system to determine a current operating state of the vehicle. Some operating states include, forward drive, reverse drive, vehicle braking, automatic deceleration, inching, power reversal, vehicle hold, and park, among others.