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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2022
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ryan O'Rourke, Dearborn, MI (US);
Mark Thomas Weston, Livonia, MI (US);
Keith Weston, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 23/04 (2006.01); B60K 23/08 (2006.01); B62D 1/04 (2006.01); B62D 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 23/0808 (2013.01); B62D 1/046 (2013.01); B62D 6/007 (2013.01); B60K 2023/043 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a rear axle having wheels, friction brakes associated with the wheels, and a driver-actuatable input. A vehicle controller is programmed to, in response to the vehicle being in drift mode and the driver-actuatable input being actuated: command zero torque to the wheels, regardless of a driver-demanded torque, for a duration of time; command engagement of the friction brakes responsive to the duration of time ending; and command torque to the wheels responsive to a speed of the wheels being less than a threshold.