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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
May. 11, 2016
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Mohammad Shakiba-Herfeh, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Kukhyun Ahn, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
David Richens Brigham, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Alexander T. Zaremba, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Mark John Jennings, Saline, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A hybrid vehicle includes powertrain components such as an engine, an automatic transmission, and a traction motor selectively coupled to the engine via a clutch and to the transmission. At least one controller is programmed to control these powertrain components. The vehicle is driven over a drive cycle that includes multiple engine starts and transmission gear shifts. An amount of fuel consumption used during these engine starts and transmissions gear shifts is stored on an on-board storage device. Subsequently, the engine is inhibited from starting and the transmission is inhibited from shifting gears based on the amount of fuel consumption associated with the engine starts and transmission gear shifts performed during the drive cycle as recalled from the storage device.