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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Rajit Johri, Canton, MI (US);
Christopher John Teslak, Plymouth, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/04 (2006.01); B60W 20/11 (2016.01); F16H 61/02 (2006.01); B60W 20/30 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/11 (2016.01); B60W 20/30 (2013.01); F16H 61/0213 (2013.01); F16H 2061/0218 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for estimating a maximum available torque reserve prior to a gear upshift and then during the upshift, generating the torque reserve to fill a torque hole. In one example, a method may include estimating a maximum torque reserve based on each of a driver torque demand, an auxiliary system demand, and a maximum generable engine torque and then opportunistically generating the torque reserve.