The engagement-speed of clutch was determined with a weighted method based on the
starting performance indices of AMT (automated mechanical transmission) and torque-transferring
characteristics of clutch. In the method, the driver s intention and the requirements of starting
performances are taken into consideration. A clutch engagement-speed control algorithm was proposed
based on peak error sampling and adaptive temperature compensation. Experimental results show that
the algorithm satisfies the requirements for three typical startingmodes, namely, creeping, normal and
abrupt startmode and improves the adaptability to temperature variation.