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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2020
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ethan D. Sanborn, Saline, MI (US);
James Fritz, Brownstown, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 99/00 (2006.01); B60T 13/66 (2006.01); B60T 13/68 (2006.01); B60T 8/175 (2006.01); B60W 10/188 (2012.01); B60W 10/192 (2012.01); B60T 8/26 (2006.01); B60T 8/1766 (2006.01); B60T 8/1769 (2006.01); B60C 11/03 (2006.01); B60T 7/12 (2006.01); B60T 8/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 99/003 (2013.01); B60C 11/0311 (2013.01); B60T 7/12 (2013.01); B60T 8/175 (2013.01); B60T 8/1766 (2013.01); B60T 8/1769 (2013.01); B60T 8/26 (2013.01); B60T 13/662 (2013.01); B60T 13/686 (2013.01); B60W 10/188 (2013.01); B60W 10/192 (2013.01); B60T 8/3205 (2013.01); B60T 2201/14 (2013.01); B60T 2240/02 (2013.01); B60T 2270/89 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a powerplant, such as an engine, configured to power front and rear wheels, and a controller. The controller is programmed to, brake a first of the front wheels and a first of the rear wheels while powering a second of the front wheels and a second of the rear wheels to warm those tires, and subsequently brake the second front wheel and the second rear wheel while powering the first front wheel and the first rear wheel to warm those tires.