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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2020
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Yanan Zhao, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Rajit Johri, Canton, MI (US);
Judhajit Roy, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Christopher John Teslak, Plymouth, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/13 (2016.01); F16H 63/50 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/13 (2016.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); F16H 63/50 (2013.01); B60W 2510/1005 (2013.01); B60W 2510/244 (2013.01); B60W 2710/0666 (2013.01); B60W 2710/083 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system for operating a vehicle that includes an electric machine and an internal combustion engine is described. In one example, the method includes arbitrating between providing torque compensation to a driveline via an internal combustion engine or via an electric machine to improve transmission gear shifting. The method may consider a plurality of vehicle operating conditions to aid the arbitration.