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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Floyd Cadwell, Dearborn, MI (US);
Shunsuke Okubo, Belleville, MI (US);
Carol Louise Okubo, Belleville, MI (US);
Kimberly Trice, Southfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/17 (2016.01); B60K 6/24 (2007.10); B60W 10/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/17 (2016.01); B60K 6/24 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0652 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0661 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes an electric machine, an engine, an engine mount, and a controller. The engine has a base speed that corresponds to a speed of the electric machine and an engine power demand. The engine mount is disposed between the engine and a vehicle structure such as a frame or unibody. The controller is configured to, in response to compression of the engine mount, increase an engine speed to a value that is greater than the base speed to reduce engine lugging.