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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2022
Filed:
May. 18, 2015
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Scott J. Lauffer, Northville, MI (US);
Ashok E. Rodrigues, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Dale Scott Crombez, Livonia, MI (US);
Andreas E. Perakes, Canton, MI (US);
Filip Tomik, Milford, MI (US);
Kevin Kootsillas, Monroe, MI (US);
Michael Paul Lindlbauer, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a power source configured to provide drive torque, a front axle, a rear axle, and a transfer case configured to distribute drive torque from the power source between the front axle and the rear axle. The vehicle additionally includes a clutch arranged between the front axle and the transfer case. The clutch has a disengaged state and an engaged state drivingly coupling the transfer case and the front axle. The vehicle also includes a regenerative braking system configured to, in response to a braking request, provide regenerative braking torque to the rear axle. The vehicle further includes a controller. The controller is configured to, in response to a braking request and the clutch being in the disengaged state, control the clutch to shift into the engaged state to couple the regenerative braking system to the front axle and provide regenerative braking torque to the front axle.