AUTOMATED MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS

A.SEKHAR BABU, IV- B.T ECH

ABSTRACT
In the development of automobiles transmission system occupy a very important
position. To get the efficient transmission system with smooth running, the present day
automobile industries are using a new technology for power transmission, which came in
to light recently.
Preferences for one transmission type or the other vary, not only among drivers
but also among regions. U.S. consumer preference has swung heavily over the years
toward the automatic transmission; while as many as 90 percent of European drivers
prefer the manual. It is in these markets that a third transmission type - a hybrid of the
other two - offers the potential for future dominance.
This paper mainly focuses on the transmission system of an automobile and
dealt with the modifications made to existing transmission system for reducing the jerky
motion and to increase the efficiency of the vehicle by using the new technologies called
Automated Manual Transmissions (AMTs).
This paper elucidates what are AMTs, and mechanism behind them, and the
disadvantages in the automatic transmission, manual transmission and a clear cut of the
application and advantage of these AMTs are discussed here. The paper emphasizes on
the tremendous impacts that will have in the near future.