AUTOMATIC GEAR

TRANSMISSION

By :
Rohit.S.Kumar (14MD16)

CONTENTS

Introduction
Classification
Automatic transmission using planetary gea
Continuously variable transmission
Conclusion
References

INTRODUCTION
Device which changes gear ratios automatically
Deliver maximum efficiency
Easier to drive because they do not have a clutch pedal or
gearshift lever
Automatic transmissions contain mechanical systems, hydraulic
systems, electrical systems and computer controls, all working
together in perfect harmony.

CLASSIFICATION
Automatic transmissions
using planetary gears

Continuously

variable transmission(cvt)

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS USING

PLANETARY GEARS
Components :
Planetary Gear System
Torque Converter
Hydraulic System
Governor
Computer Controls

HOW PLANETARY GEARS WORK

A gear set in which all of the gears are grouped around each other like
the planets around the sun.
The central gear is called sun gear. In mesh with it is a circular
grouping of gears, called planet gears, mounted on a rotating carrier.
By holding any one of the three gear elements motionless, different
ratios can be produced between the other two. Planetary gear sets are
common in automatic transmissions.
Input

Output

Stationary

Calculation

Gear Ratio

Sun (S)

Planet Carrier (C)

Ring (R)

1 + R/S

3.4:1

Planet Carrier (C)

Ring (R)

Sun (S)

1 / (1 + S/R)

0.71:1

Sun (S)

Ring (R)

Planet Carrier (C)

-R/S

-2.4:1

TORQUE CONVERTOR

a.
b.
c.

Takes the place of the clutch found on standard shift

vehicles
It uses oil or transmission fluid to transmit power
Torque converter can be divided into 3
main members:
Pump/impeller: It is the driving member and rotates
with the engine.
Turbine: The impeller vanes pick up fluid in the
converter housing and direct it toward the turbine.
Stator: Fluid flow drives the turbine, and the turbine
rotates and turns the transmission input shaft.

TORQUE CONVERTOR

THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM

Complex maze of passages and tubes that sends transmission
fluid under pressure to all parts of the transmission
and torque converter.
It works with some components:

Oil pump

Valve body

Shift valves
Oil pump: The oil is then sent, under pressure to the pressure
regulator, the valve body and the rest of the components, as
required.

VALVE BODY
The brain of the automatic
transmission
Contains a maze of channels and
passages that direct hydraulic
fluid to the numerous valves
These valves activate the
appropriate clutch pack or band
servo to smoothly shift to the
appropriate gear for each driving
situation.

Shift Valves

Supply hydraulic pressure to

the clutches and bands to
engage each gear
Determines when to shift from
one gear to the next
The 1 to 2 shift valves determines
when to shift from first to second
gear.

Continuously variable transmission

A continuosly variable transmission is a transmission
which can change steplessly through an infinite number
of effective gear ratios between maximum and minimum
values.
CVTs operate smoothly since there are no gear changes
which cause sudden jerks .
There are 25% fewer moving parts to a CVT
transmission

COMPUTER CONTROLLS

Detect such things as throttle position, vehicle speed,

engine speed, engine load etc. To control exact shift
points .
Downshift automatically when going downhill, to
control speed and reduce wear on the brakes.
Up shift when braking on a slippery surface to reduce
the braking torque applied by the engine.
Inhibit the up shift when going into a turn on a winding
road.

CONCLUSION
Automatic transmissions contain mechanical systems, hydraulic
systems, electrical systems and computer controls, all working
together in perfect harmony

REFERENCES

www.sciencedirect.com
www.scribd.co
www.youtube.com
http://www.gears-gearbox.com/semiautomatic transmission.html
Google , Wikipedia.
http://auto.howstuffworks.com
www.drivetrain.com