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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Rajit Johri, Canton, MI (US);
Francis Thomas Connolly, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Wei Liang, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Bernard D. Nefcy, Novi, MI (US);
Xiaoyong Wang, Novi, MI (US);
Mark Steven Yamazaki, Canton, MI (US);
Ming Lang Kuang, Canton, MI (US);
Jeffrey Allen Doering, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/10 (2016.01); B60W 10/02 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60K 6/48 (2007.10); B60W 20/15 (2016.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/10 (2013.01); B60K 6/48 (2013.01); B60W 10/026 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 20/15 (2016.01); B60W 30/18063 (2013.01); B60K 2006/4825 (2013.01); B60W 2050/004 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0233 (2013.01); B60W 2510/244 (2013.01); B60W 2710/0666 (2013.01); B60W 2710/083 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6221 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6252 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6286 (2013.01); Y10S 903/93 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for transitioning a torque source between speed control and torque control modes during a vehicle creep mode are disclosed. In one example, torque of an electric machine is adjusted in response to a torque converter model. The torque converter model provides for a locked or unlocked torque converter clutch.