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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
David Beck, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Walter Joseph Ortmann, Saline, MI (US);
Matthew Erich von der Lippe, Canton, MI (US);
Kevin Higgins, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 15/20 (2006.01); B60K 17/356 (2006.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 15/2009 (2013.01); B60K 17/356 (2013.01); B60W 50/00 (2013.01); B60L 2240/465 (2013.01); B60L 2260/28 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0056 (2013.01); B60W 2520/26 (2013.01); B60W 2710/18 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/91 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/18108 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/18175 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/82 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and system are provided for generating regenerative braking torque at a front axle and a rear axle of a vehicle. In one example, the regenerative braking torque may be a function of a normal load applied to the front axle and a normal load applied to the rear axle.