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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2022
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Conor Edward Sullivan, Canton, MI (US);
Markian Oleh Diakiw, Livonia, MI (US);
Kurt Howard Nickerson, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Thaddeus Hill, Livonia, MI (US);
Cory Benson Laroche, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Donald Gerald Levens, Plymouth, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes an engine, a transmission, and a controller. The engine is configured to generate power to propel the vehicle. The transmission has gears and clutches configured to shift between the gears. The controller is programmed to operate the clutches during wide-open throttle events to upshift the gears at shift points corresponding to engine speeds. The controller is further programmed to adapt the shift points by increasing the shift points over a series of the wide-open throttle events from initial values to mature values.