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A new compact five-speed automatic transmission (A650E) has been developed for front engine rear wheel drive cars. The development of this transmission has been aimed at improving fuel consumption, power performance, engine noise reduction during highway cruising and smooth acceleration by employing a wide range of gearing and close gear ratios. Generally a five-speed automatic transmission is larger than a four-speed, because of additional friction elements and gears. This can result in a change in the floor panel of the car body. However, by removing a one-way clutch for second gear and employing a unique gear-train layout, this transmission has the same circumference and length as the conventional four-speed automatic transmission (A340E)(1).1 In order to reduce first or second gear noise, gear specification and supporting structures of planetary gears have been optimized by FEM analysis.

A compact and high-performance five-speed automatic transmission(A350E) has been developed for passenger cars. The development of this transmission has been aimed at improvement in acceleration performance in the low and medium speed range and at smooth acceleration. A five-speed automatic transmission with a simple gear train has been completed by means of the industry's first modern control theory aided shifting technique.