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2 History of Automotive Transmissions

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Fig. 1.11. Development sequence of passenger and commercial vehicle transmissions.

a Transmission with sliding gear engagement; b transmission with constant-mesh
engagement; c synchromesh transmission; d torque converter clutch transmission;
e Add-On-automated manual gearbox; f countershaft-type automatic transmission;
g conventional automatic transmission; h dual clutch transmission; i hydrostatic
continuously variable transmission with power-split; j mechanical continuously variable
transmission with taper discs; k friction gear, toroidal; l 1-E machine hybrid with z-speed
transmission; m 2-E machine hybrid with summarising gear (power-split)