GPS ALTITUDE DATA FOR TRANSMISSION CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS
Application 1511/KOL/2007 published 2008-07-11, filed 2007-11-02
A control system for controlling a transmission of a vehicle including a telematics system is provided. The system includes: a grade module that determines a current grade based on an altitude signal received from the telematics system; a force balance module that computes a vehicle mass based on a force balance equation and the current grade; and a transmission control module that controls the transmission based on the vehicle mass. No. of Pages : 14 No. of Claims : 20
Applicant
1)GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC
:300 GM RENAISSANCE CENTER DETROIT, MICHIGAN U.S.A.
Inventor
1)RICHARD L. TIBERG
International Info
Classification: H04J3/16, G06G7/00
Priority Information
11/561,506 U.S.A. 2006-11-20