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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2016
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Dennis Craig Reed, Dexter, MI (US);
Joshua Nicholas Dewalt, Canton, MI (US);
Mary Catherine Farmer, Plymouth, MI (US);
Terry Gene Feldpausch, Carleton, MI (US);
Dimitar Petrov Filev, Novi, MI (US);
Peter Douglas Kuechler, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A system and method for controlling backlash in a vehicle powertrain includes the step of controlling a torque request of the powertrain with a first control strategy after an occurrence of a backlash predictor and prior to an occurrence of backlash. The first control strategy is modified when backlash occurs during the first control strategy. The torque request is controlled with the modified first control strategy after another occurrence of a backlash predictor and before another occurrence of backlash.