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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2020
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Yanan Zhao, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Christopher John Teslak, Plymouth, MI (US);
Stuart N. Ford, Seattle, WA (US);
Ralph Wayne Cunningham, Milan, MI (US);
Judhajit Roy, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Chenliu Stephen Lu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Girish Gokul Chennupalli, Southgate, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A method and system for operating a vehicle that includes an automatic transmission with a torque converter clutch is described. In one example, the method includes predicting a time that the torque converter clutch will open so that stopping rotation of the engine may be requested before the torque converter clutch is opened. The stopping rotation of the engine is requested to conserve fuel.