Upshift indicator for manual transmission

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5477452
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08092273

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A motor vehicle has a manual transmission and means for indicating to the operator a point in operation for upshifting to the next higher gear from the present gear. A method of determining the shift point is provided based upon actual operating parameters of the motor vehicle effecting current wheel torque and predicted wheel torque in the next higher gear. Calibration to a single value representing the ratio of predicted wheel torque to current wheel torque allows simple balancing between fuel economy and performance.

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SATURN CORPORATIONP O BOX 33114 DETROIT MI 48232

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bolander, William J Clarkston, MI 12 244
Milunas, Rimas S Rochester Hills, MI 19 393

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