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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ralph Wayne Cunningham, Milan, MI (US);
Ross Dykstra Pursifull, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 10/02 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/10 (2012.01); B60W 10/184 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/181 (2013.01); B60W 10/02 (2013.01); B60W 10/026 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/10 (2013.01); B60W 10/184 (2013.01); B60W 30/18072 (2013.01); B60W 2030/1809 (2013.01); B60W 2520/10 (2013.01); B60W 2540/10 (2013.01); B60W 2540/12 (2013.01); B60W 2550/22 (2013.01); B60W 2550/30 (2013.01); B60W 2710/0644 (2013.01); B60W 2710/0666 (2013.01); B60W 2710/1005 (2013.01); B60W 2710/18 (2013.01); Y02T 10/48 (2013.01); Y02T 10/76 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for improving operation of a vehicle that includes an engine, a transmission, and a torque converter clutch is disclosed. In one example, the method assesses whether or not driver braking is expected and adjusts driveline braking accordingly. The method freewheels the driveline to extend vehicle coasting when driver braking is not expected and the method increases or decreases driveline braking based on a closing distance between the vehicle and an object in the vehicle's path.