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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2025
Filed:
May. 02, 2022
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Maruthi Ravichandran, Dearborn, MI (US);
Marin Assaliyski, Dearborn, MI (US);
Akshay Bichkar, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Naginder Gogna, Northville, MI (US);
Rajit Johri, San Francisco, CA (US);
Corey James Blue, Belleville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/08 (2006.01); B60W 10/02 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 10/11 (2012.01); B60W 20/40 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/0851 (2013.01); B60W 10/02 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 10/11 (2013.01); B60W 20/40 (2013.01); F02N 2200/0802 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for managing starting of an internal combustion engine during shifting of a transmission of a hybrid vehicle are presented. In one example, torque converter impeller speed or a torque multiplication ratio may be indicative of an unintended transmission downshift during engine starting so that an engine starting device may be switched to improve vehicle operation.