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http://dx.doi.org/10.7839/ksfc.2022.19.2.017

An Upshift Improvement in the Quality of Forklift's Automatic Transmission by Learning Control  

Jung, Gyuhong (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Daejin University)
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Journal of Drive and Control / v.19, no.2, 2022 , pp. 17-26 More about this Journal
Abstract
Recently, automatic transmissions caused a good improvement in the shift quality of a forklift. An advanced shift control algorithm, which was based on TCU firmware, was applied with embedded control technology and microcontrollers. In the clutch-to-clutch shifting, one friction element is released and the other friction element is activated. During this process, if the release and application timings are not synchronized, an overrun or tie-up occurs and ultimately leads to a shift shock. The TCU, which measures only the speed of the forklift, inevitably applies the open-loop shift control. In this situation, the speed ratio does not change during the clutch fill. The torque phase occurs until the clutch is disengaged. In this study, an offline shift logic of the learning control was proposed. It induced a synchronous shift when the learning control progressed. During this process, the reference current trajectory of the release clutch was corrected and applied to the next upshift. We considered the results of the overrun/tie-up characteristics of the upshift performed immediately before. The vehicle test proved that the deviation in shift quality, which was caused by the difference in the mechanical characteristics of the clutch, could be improved by the learning control.
Keywords
Forklift; Automatic Transmission; TCU; Learning Control; Inertia Phase; Tie-Up Shift; Overrun Shift;
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