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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2020
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Scott James Thompson, Canton, MI (US);
Rajit Johri, Canton, MI (US);
Jason Meyer, Canton, MI (US);
Francis Connolly, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Minku Lee, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Justin Panhans, Detroit, MI (US);
Bradley Dean Riedle, Northville, MI (US);
Arun Sebastian, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ameya Gadre, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Corey James Blue, Belleville, MI (US);
Andrew Burt, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A hybrid vehicle includes an electric machine, an engine selectively coupled to the electric machine by a disconnect clutch, and a controller. The controller is programmed to, in response to a change in the driver-demanded torque necessitating starting of the engine: determine a state of driving (SOD) based on the change in driver-demanded torque, wherein the SOD is indicative of a desired responsiveness of the vehicle, and the desired responsiveness increases as SOD increases; command a speed target to the engine equal to a predicted motor speed associated with the driver-demanded torque plus an offset that is based on the SOD; and command a capacity to the disconnect clutch at a rate and a magnitude based on the SOD.