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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Hai Yu, Canton, MI (US);
Ryan A. McGee, Shanghai, CN;
Ihab S. Soliman, Washington, MI (US);
Mathew A. Boesch, Plymouth, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/11 (2012.01); B60W 10/115 (2012.01); B60W 10/184 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/18027 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/11 (2013.01); B60W 10/184 (2013.01); B60W 30/18118 (2013.01); B60W 10/115 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0657 (2013.01); B60W 2510/105 (2013.01); B60W 2520/30 (2013.01); B60W 2550/142 (2013.01); B60W 2710/1005 (2013.01); B60W 2710/182 (2013.01); Y10T 477/87 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method for restarting an engine of a vehicle stopped on a grade, comprising the steps of engaging a gear of a transmission through which the engine and wheels of the vehicle are drivably connected mutually, using brake pressure to engage wheel brakes and produce a road gradient wheel torque that holds the vehicle stationary on the grade, initiating an engine restart, operating the engine to produce wheel torque equal to or greater than the road gradient wheel torque, and releasing the brake pressure.