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Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2025

Filed:

Jul. 13, 2022
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Maruthi Ravichandran, Dearborn, MI (US);

Bhavesh Paradkar, Canton, MI (US);

Rajit Johri, San Francisco, CA (US);

Naginder Gogna, Northville, MI (US);

Mary Catherine Farmer, Plymouth, MI (US);

Shunsuke Okubo, Belleville, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 15/32 (2006.01); B60L 15/20 (2006.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); F01L 9/21 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 15/32 (2013.01); B60L 15/2036 (2013.01); B60W 30/18036 (2013.01); B60L 2240/423 (2013.01); B60L 2260/28 (2013.01); F01L 2009/2155 (2021.01);
Abstract

Methods and systems are provided for a drivetrain system comprising: a first prime mover for supplying a torque to a front axle; a second prime mover for supplying a torque to a rear axle; and a controller configured to, in response to a torque reversal, command the front axle and the rear axle to cross lash zones sequentially.


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