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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2004
Adrian Berry, Banbury, GB;
Tim Slaney, Birmingham, GB;
Adrie Breugelmans, Warwickshire, GB;
Jan Prins, Solihull, GB;
Derek Jones, Coventry, GB;
Nick Moore, Leamington Spa, GB;
David Andrew Clare, Oxfordshire, GB;
David Armstrong, Birmingham, GB;
Richard Cook, West Midlands, GB;
Keith Gary Reginald Parsons, Cofton Hackett, GB;
Sam Anker, Coventry, GB;
David Inch, Banbury, GB;
Scott Dicken, Warwick, GB;
Phil Guest, Warwick, GB;
Andrew Cotta, Cheltenham, GB;
Adrian Berry, Banbury, GB;
Tim Slaney, Birmingham, GB;
Adrie Breugelmans, Warwickshire, GB;
Jan Prins, Solihull, GB;
Derek Jones, Coventry, GB;
Nick Moore, Leamington Spa, GB;
David Andrew Clare, Oxfordshire, GB;
David Armstrong, Birmingham, GB;
Richard Cook, West Midlands, GB;
Keith Gary Reginald Parsons, Cofton Hackett, GB;
Sam Anker, Coventry, GB;
David Inch, Banbury, GB;
Scott Dicken, Warwick, GB;
Phil Guest, Warwick, GB;
Andrew Cotta, Cheltenham, GB;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle mode controller, a driving mode collecting means, and a plurality of subsystem controllers including an engine management system, a transmission controller, a steering controller, a brakes controller and a suspension controller, provide an improved system and method of operating a vehicle control system in a host vehicle in a manner suitable for a respective driving surface in a plurality of different off-road surfaces and terrains such as might be encountered when driving off-road. An improved method is provided for controlling a vehicle control system by avoiding unplanned combinations of subsystem configuration modes and minimizing the transition time when changing between subsystem configuration modes.