Automatic Manual Transmissions In this paper I will give a brief narrative about the function of an Automatic Manual Transmission. Following the description, I will then explain why I believe this will become the Transmission of the future. The Automatic Manual Transmission, or Dual-Clutch Transmission, uses two clutches to direct power flow through each gear to the output shaft. One clutch is connected to the odd number gears and the other is connected to the evens. By having the clutches mounted in such a way, it provides a more consistent power curve. Relying on methods that are already practiced, all gears in an AMT are at constant mesh in order to create seamless shifts. My paper will contain a detailed assessment of why I think that
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Does it make sense for you to purchase this car equipped with an AMT? The answers are in plain sight and rely on a simple concept; adding gears can allow better gas mileage. According to the EPA’s website under fuel economy, an eight speed Automatic Transmission can give you an 8% increase of fuel effiency. Compared to and eight speed Automatic Manual Transmission giving you a 10% increase. This means that over the lifetime of the vehicle, you could save up to sixteen hundred dollars (with current gas prices). In modern times that is what everything boils down to. Though most manufactures recommend a service every forty thousand miles, the money you save in gas is enough to cover the costs and have plenty left over. The competitors are left behind and left crawling back to the drawing board. Transmissions such as the simple manual transmission, which has a severe shift shock and user input to do so. Then there is the even heavier automatic transmission, which offers no physical connection to the user except park and drive; such a transmission loses fuel efficiency for weight alone, not including efficiency loss due to vicious couplings. Others such as the CVT is also in the running, but offer you a shift phase longer than that of and automatic manual …show more content…
Speed, overall drivability, and of course, fuel economy. The shift time within gear exchange is very minimal compared to its competitors. Actuating the clutch to get you from gear to gear can take under eight milliseconds. In comparison, the sequential transmission offered by Ferrari in their F-430, the shift time is recorded to be at sixty milliseconds. This a massive gain the in automotive market. Not only are manufactures offering more models with this technology, the advantages far outweighs the disadvantages. There are also many modes to choose from in some of the makers: Manual, comfort, sport and super sport. Along with being able to change gears in the blink of an eye, the driver is allowed to reach RPM ranges higher than previous auto transmissions, a possibility of nine thousand RPM. The world is changing and constantly adapting. Our way of adapting, as humans, is somewhat similar. What we as intelligent human beings have done here is create something that is as effective as creating the wheel. We have taken something that was based on simple characteristics and we have built it into a reliable, gas saving, comfortable, and reliable torque transferring device. And this torque transferring device not only weighs less than others, it can shift faster than a formula one
Does it make sense for you to purchase this car equipped with an AMT? The answers are in plain sight and rely on a simple concept; adding gears can allow better gas mileage. According to the EPA’s website under fuel economy, an eight speed Automatic Transmission can give you an 8% increase of fuel effiency. Compared to and eight speed Automatic Manual Transmission giving you a 10% increase. This means that over the lifetime of the vehicle, you could save up to sixteen hundred dollars (with current gas prices). In modern times that is what everything boils down to. Though most manufactures recommend a service every forty thousand miles, the money you save in gas is enough to cover the costs and have plenty left over. The competitors are left behind and left crawling back to the drawing board. Transmissions such as the simple manual transmission, which has a severe shift shock and user input to do so. Then there is the even heavier automatic transmission, which offers no physical connection to the user except park and drive; such a transmission loses fuel efficiency for weight alone, not including efficiency loss due to vicious couplings. Others such as the CVT is also in the running, but offer you a shift phase longer than that of and automatic manual …show more content…
Speed, overall drivability, and of course, fuel economy. The shift time within gear exchange is very minimal compared to its competitors. Actuating the clutch to get you from gear to gear can take under eight milliseconds. In comparison, the sequential transmission offered by Ferrari in their F-430, the shift time is recorded to be at sixty milliseconds. This a massive gain the in automotive market. Not only are manufactures offering more models with this technology, the advantages far outweighs the disadvantages. There are also many modes to choose from in some of the makers: Manual, comfort, sport and super sport. Along with being able to change gears in the blink of an eye, the driver is allowed to reach RPM ranges higher than previous auto transmissions, a possibility of nine thousand RPM. The world is changing and constantly adapting. Our way of adapting, as humans, is somewhat similar. What we as intelligent human beings have done here is create something that is as effective as creating the wheel. We have taken something that was based on simple characteristics and we have built it into a reliable, gas saving, comfortable, and reliable torque transferring device. And this torque transferring device not only weighs less than others, it can shift faster than a formula one