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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2021
Filed:
May. 28, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jaewon Choi, Northville, MI (US);
Jianping Zhang, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Steve Michael Cicala, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Kendrick Morrison, Wayne, MI (US);
Kurt Howard Nickerson, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 30/19 (2012.01); B60W 30/02 (2012.01); B60W 20/10 (2016.01); B60W 10/02 (2006.01); B60W 30/20 (2006.01); B60W 20/14 (2016.01); B60W 10/115 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/19 (2013.01); B60W 10/02 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 20/10 (2013.01); B60W 30/025 (2013.01); B60W 10/115 (2013.01); B60W 20/14 (2016.01); B60W 2030/203 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0216 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0275 (2013.01); B60W 2710/023 (2013.01); B60W 2710/027 (2013.01); B60W 2710/083 (2013.01); F16D 2500/10406 (2013.01); F16D 2500/3024 (2013.01); F16D 2500/3027 (2013.01); F16D 2500/3101 (2013.01); F16D 2500/5018 (2013.01); F16D 2500/50245 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for operating a vehicle that includes an engine and an electric machine are described. In one example, an actual total number of transmission gear downshifts are counted to determine whether or not a transmission clutch characterization is immature. The transmission clutch characterization may be adjusted if it is determined to be immature.