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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Gustavo Luis Garcia, Canton, MI (US);
Jacob Martin Povirk, Franklin, MI (US);
Jihong Guo, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Filip Tomik, Milford, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/12 (2012.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 10/16 (2012.01); B60W 10/18 (2012.01); F16H 48/30 (2012.01); B60W 30/02 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/18109 (2013.01); B60W 10/16 (2013.01); B60W 10/18 (2013.01); B60W 30/02 (2013.01); B60W 30/18172 (2013.01); B60W 2710/125 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes an anti-lock braking system (ABS), a stability control system (SCS), and an electronic locking differential. A controller of the vehicle is programmed to unlock the differential in response to activation of the ABS or the SCS. The controller is further programmed to, responsive to the deactivation of the activated one of the ABS and the SCS, inhibit locking of the differential for a predefined period of time.