Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Nancy Michelle Atkinson

Todd Allen Brown

Syun Kyung Lee

A method and apparatus for overcoming negative torque transfer in a passive coupling ( ) in a vehicle ( ) having all wheel drive. The vehicle ( ) includes a front driveshaft ( ), a rear driveshaft ( ), with the passive coupling ( ) connecting the front driveshaft ( ) and the rear driveshaft ( ). The vehicle ( ) also includes a transmission ( ) operatively connected to the passive coupling ( ). The method includes determining negative torque transfer in the passive coupling ( ) and requesting the vehicle ( ) to increase transmission output equal to the negative torque transfer.

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