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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Thaddeus Hill, Livonia, MI (US);
Markian Oleh Diakiw, Livonia, MI (US);
Jeffrey Randolph Holmes, Plymouth, MI (US);
Kurt Howard Nickerson, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/19 (2012.01); B60W 50/08 (2020.01); B60W 20/10 (2016.01); B60K 6/547 (2007.10); B60W 40/13 (2012.01); B60W 40/105 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/082 (2013.01); B60K 6/547 (2013.01); B60W 20/10 (2013.01); B60W 30/19 (2013.01); B60W 40/105 (2013.01); B60W 40/13 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for operating a driveline that includes a step ratio transmission or a continuously variable transmission (CVT) that may be operated in a step ratio mode are disclosed. In one example, engagement speeds for transmission gears are adjusted as a function of vehicle mass, road grade, and requested braking torque.