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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2020
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Bader Badreddine, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Susan Rebecca Cikanek, Northville, MI (US);
Matthew Allan Herrmann, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/30 (2016.01); B60W 20/10 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/30 (2013.01); B60W 20/10 (2013.01); B60W 2510/083 (2013.01); B60W 2510/105 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for improving torque control of a vehicle that includes simulated shifting of a step gear ratio transmission. In one example, a propulsive effort request is gradually incrementally increased or decreased to provide a smooth torque transition, thereby providing a smoother vehicle speed change and improve vehicle drivability.