The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2016
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ryan Hunt, Ferndale, MI (US);
Jonathan Andrew Butcher, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Dale Scott Crombez, Livonia, MI (US);
William David Treharne, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Deborah Sue Lienau, Plymouth, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of managing torque at a vehicle standstill includes outputting torque from a powertrain to satisfy a driver torque demand. The method also includes, in response to a nonzero torque demand resulting in vehicle standstill, applying a friction brake to maintain the vehicle standstill and substantially reducing output torque of the powertrain during friction brake application. The method further includes satisfying driver torque demand using the powertrain and releasing the friction brake in response to the driver torque demand deviating from the nonzero torque demand by more than a predetermined amount.