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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ralph Wayne Cunningham, Milan, MI (US);
Zhengyu Dai, Canton, MI (US);
Yang Xu, Dearborn, MI (US);
Sathish Atluri, Novi, MI (US);
Ross Dykstra Pursifull, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 59/54 (2006.01); B60W 30/188 (2012.01); F16H 61/02 (2006.01); F16H 59/44 (2006.01); B60W 10/11 (2012.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); F16H 59/60 (2006.01); F16H 63/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/188 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/11 (2013.01); F16H 59/44 (2013.01); F16H 59/54 (2013.01); F16H 59/60 (2013.01); F16H 61/0204 (2013.01); F16H 63/40 (2013.01); B60W 2520/10 (2013.01); B60W 2540/12 (2013.01); B60W 2540/16 (2013.01); B60W 2550/10 (2013.01); B60W 2710/0605 (2013.01); B60W 2710/0633 (2013.01); B60W 2710/0666 (2013.01); B60W 2710/1005 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for reducing perception of transitions from shifting a transmission from neutral to drive are described. In one example, the transmission is shifted from neutral to drive in response to brake pedal motion before the brake pedal is fully released so that timing of pressurizing clutches and engaging a forward gear is advanced to occur while the brake pedal is still applied.