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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
May. 16, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Andrew Monticello, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Lucian Lippok, Cologne, DE;
Keith Weston, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/02 (2012.01); B60K 23/04 (2006.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 30/045 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/02 (2013.01); B60K 23/04 (2013.01); B60W 30/045 (2013.01); B60W 30/18172 (2013.01); B60K 2023/043 (2013.01); B60K 2023/046 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/18108 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a trailer hitch, an axle having an electronic limited slip differential, and a controller. The electronic limited slip differential includes a variable torque capacity lockup clutch. The controller is programmed to, in response to detecting the presence of a trailer connected to the trailer hitch and an increase in vehicle speed, increase the lockup clutch torque by a first torque adjustment.