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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Javier Castellano, Hornchurch, GB;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60T 1/06 (2006.01); B60T 8/32 (2006.01); B60W 40/076 (2012.01); B60W 50/14 (2012.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 10/10 (2012.01); B60W 40/10 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/18136 (2013.01); B60T 1/062 (2013.01); B60T 8/3215 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 10/10 (2013.01); B60W 40/076 (2013.01); B60W 40/1005 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60T 2201/04 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0666 (2013.01); B60W 2510/184 (2013.01); B60W 2520/10 (2013.01); B60W 2530/10 (2013.01); B60W 2530/16 (2013.01); B60W 2550/142 (2013.01); B60W 2550/145 (2013.01); B60W 2710/1005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of increasing engine braking of an engine for a vehicle, the method including: determining the change in kinetic energy of the vehicle over a period; determining the energy output from a drivetrain of the vehicle over the period; comparing the change in kinetic energy to the energy output; and increasing the engine braking of the vehicle when the change in kinetic energy is greater than the energy output over the period.