Control device for continuously variable transmission

Claim 2

In a control device for a continuously variable transmission having a shift actuator which causes a reduction ratio of the transmission to vary as a predetermined non-linear function of an operating position of the shift actuator, the control device having an open loop gain which is defined as the first derivative of said predetermined non-linear function with respect to operating position of said shift actuator and effecting a feedback control of the shift actuator with a variable control gain in a manner such that a difference between an actual value variable within the reduction ratio and a target value is decreased toward zero, means for detecting the operating position of said shift actuator and generating an operating position indicative signal; and means responsive to said operating position indicative signal for varying said variable control gain in relation to the predetermined non-linear function of the operating position of the shift actuator as indicated by said operating position indicative signal, so that said control gain is inversely proportional to said open loop gain, so that the feedback control is effected with a control gain that is variable in response to the predetermined non-linear function of the detected operating position of the shift actuator.

Claim 3

In a control device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the target value and the actual value are a target reduction ratio and an actual reduction ratio of the continuously variable transmission, respectively.

Claim 4

In a control device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the actual value and the target value are an actual engine revolution speed of the engine and a target engine revolution speed, respectively.

Claim 5

In a method of controlling a continuously variable transmission having a shift actuator which causes a reduction ratio of the transmission to vary as a predetermined non-linear function of an operating position of the shift actuator, the control device having an open loop gain which is defined as the first derivative of said predetermined non-linear function with respect to operating position of said shift actuator and effecting a feedback control of the shift actuator with a variable control gain in a manner such that a difference between an actual value variable within the reduction ratio and a target value is decreased toward zero, detecting the operating position assumed by the shift actuator and generating an operating position indicative signal; and varying responsive to said operating position indicative signal said variable control gain in relation to the predetermined non-linear function at the detected operating position of the shift actuator, so that said variable control gain is inversely proportional to said open loop gain, whereby the feedback control is effected with the variable control gain that varies in response to the predetermined non-linear function at the operating position detected of the shift actuator.

Claim 6

In a method of controlling a continuously variable transmission having a shift actuator which causes a reduction ratio of the transmission to vary as a predetermined non-linear function of an operating position of the shift actuator, the control device having an open loop gain which is defined as the first derivative of said predetermined non-linear function with respect to operating position of said shift actuator and effecting a feedback control of the shift actuator with a variable control gain in a manner such that a difference between an actual value variable within the reduction ratio and a target value is decreased toward zero, detecting the operating position assumed by the shift actuator and generating an operating position indicative signal; and varying responsive to said operating position indicative signal said variable control gain in relation to the predetermined non-linear function at the detected operating position of the shift actuator, so that said variable control gain is inversely proportional to said open loop gain, whereby the feedback control is effected with the variable control gain that varies in response to the predetermined non-linear function at the operating position detected of the shift actuator.

Claim 7

In a method of controlling a continuously variable transmission having a shift actuator which causes a reduction ratio of the transmission to vary as a predetermined non-linear function of operating position of the shift actuator, the control device having an open loop gain which is defined as the first derivative of said predetermined non-linear function with respect to operating position of said shift actuator and effecting a feedback control of the shift actuator with a variable control gain in a manner such that a difference between an actual value variable within the reduction ratio and a target value is decreased toward zero, detecting the operating position assumed by the shift actuator and generating an operating position indicative signal; calculating the first derivative of the predetermined non-linear function with respect to the operating position of the shift actuator to provide said open loop gain at the operating position of the shift actuator indicated by said operating position indicative signal, and setting the variable control gain of the feedback control equal to a value inversely proportional to the first calculated derivative so that the variable control gain is inversely proportional to said open loop gain, so that the feedback control is effected with a variable control gain that varies in response to the predetermined non-linear function of the operating position of the shift actuator.

Claim 8

In a method of controlling a continuously variable transmission having a shift actuator which causes a reduction ratio of the transmission to vary as a predetermined non-linear function of operating position of the shift actuator, the control device having an open loop gain which is defined as the first derivative of said predetermined non-linear function with respect to operating position of said shift actuator and effecting a feedback control of the shift actuator with a variable control gain in a manner such that a difference between an actual value variable within the reduction ratio and a target value is decreased toward zero, detecting the operating position assumed by the shift actuator and generating an operating position indicative signal; calculating the first derivative of the predetermined non-linear function with respect to the operating position of the shift actuator to provide said open loop gain at the operating position of the shift actuator indicated by said operating position indicative signal, and setting the variable control gain of the feedback control equal to a value inversely proportional to the first calculated derivative so that the variable control gain is inversely proportional to said open loop gain, so that the feedback control is effected with a variable control gain that varies in response to the predetermined non-linear function of the operating position of the shift actuator.