Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

James William McCallum

Ilya V Kolmanovsky

Marvin Paul Kraska

Alex Gibson

Yuji Fujii

John Ottavio Michelini

Davor Hrovat

Gang Song

In one example, a method for controlling powertrain operation in a vehicle is provided, the powertrain having an engine and an automatic transmission, the engine having at least an electrically actuated cylinder valve. The method includes changing gears from a first discreet gear ratio to a second discreet gear ratio of the transmission; and increasing engine torque during a torque phase of said gear change by changing operation of the electrically actuated cylinder valve, and decreasing engine torque during an inertia phase of said gear change.

Driveline shift quality in variable valve engine equipped drivelines

A method for controlling an engine to reduce vehicle shuffle mode vibration during mode transition. The engine includes multiple cylinders, each with at least one electrically actuated valve, and the engine operates in a first mode having a first number of firing cylinders and a second mode having a second number of firing cylinders. The method comprises transitioning the engine from operating in the first mode to the second mode; adjusting at least a valve timing or lift of one of a last cylinder to be fired in said first mode and a first cylinder to be fired in said second mode to temporarily adjust a cylinder torque and thereby reduce vehicle shuffle mode vibration.

System and method for reducing vehicle acceleration during engine transitions

A method for controlling operation of a hydraulic valve having a magnet fixed to a displaceable spool, a sensor producing a signal responsive to the sensed intensity of a field produced by the magnet representing the position of the spool in the valve spool, the method comprising producing from the signal a time series record of the position of the spool; determining the desired position of the spool, producing a error signal from the difference between actual and desired spool position, determining a compensated correction error, producing a commanded control pressure signal to change the magnitude of control pressure supplied to the valve, and changing the position of the spool in response to the control pressure signal.

Method for controlling a hydraulic valve of an automatic transmission

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James William McCallum