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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Fazal Urrahman Syed, Canton, MI (US);
William David Treharne, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Patrick Soderborg, Dexter, MI (US);
Sassan Farahmand, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/50 (2006.01); B60W 10/02 (2006.01); F16D 39/00 (2006.01); F16D 33/18 (2006.01); B60W 20/13 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/50 (2013.01); B60W 10/026 (2013.01); B60W 20/13 (2016.01); F16D 33/18 (2013.01); F16D 39/00 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0233 (2013.01); B60W 2540/10 (2013.01); B60W 2710/0666 (2013.01); B60W 2710/083 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for operating a vehicle that includes a torque converter is described. In one example, the method adjusts torque of an electric machine in response to a requested torque converter speed. The requested torque converter speed linearizes torque output of a torque converter so that vehicle wheel torque control may be improved.