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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
May. 09, 2022
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Keith Weston, Canton, MI (US);
Joshua Sharpe, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Brendan F. Diamond, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
James Trent, South Lyon, MI (US);
David Michael Russell, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes at least one drive wheel, a powerplant, a clutch, and a controller. The powerplant is configured to generate and deliver power to the at least one drive wheel. The clutch is disposed between the at least one drive wheel and the powerplant. The controller is programmed to, in response to detecting the at least one drive wheel disengaging the ground during a vehicle jump, open the clutch to disconnect the at least one drive wheel from the powerplant.