the cvt 106 can operate at a gear ratio which is the transmission input speed of the power source 108 over the transmission output speed of the transmission output system 110 in step s 404 acceleration input data is detected for example the acceleration input device 104 can detect acceleration input data in step s 406 a change in the acceleration input data can be detected for example the processor 112 can analyze the acceleration input data and can determine changes in the acceleration input data furthermore the processor 112 can determine a rate of change in the acceleration input data in step s 408 a target gear ratio is determined for example based on the acceleration input data the processor 112 can determine the target gear ratio in step s 410 the gear ratio can be changed to match the target gear ratio based on the acceleration input data for example the processor 112 can change the gear ratio at a rate corresponding to the rate of change in the acceleration input data thus if the user is depressing the acceleration input device at a fast rate the gear ratio will be changed to the target gear ratio at a fast rate likewise if the user is depressing the acceleration input device at a slow rate the gear ratio will be changed to the target gear ratio at a slow rate those of ordinary skill would appreciate that the various illustrative logical blocks modules and algorithm steps described in connection with the examples disclosed herein may be implemented as electronic hardware computer software or combinations of both furthermore the present invention can also be embodied on a machine readable medium causing a.