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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2005
Applicants:
Paul Niessen, Plymouth, MI (US);
Carol Okubo, Belleville, MI (US);
Paul Gartner, Dearborn, MI (US);
Daniel Morris, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Inventors:
Paul Niessen, Plymouth, MI (US);
Carol Okubo, Belleville, MI (US);
Paul Gartner, Dearborn, MI (US);
Daniel Morris, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 1/02 (2006.01); F02P 5/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2006.01); G06G 7/70 (2006.01); H02P 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method is disclosed for controlling an internal combustion engine in a vehicle powertrain. A filtered driver demand for torque at vehicle traction wheels is used to determine an engine torque command. The engine torque command is initialized to a percentage of a target engine torque as a function of variables that may include a smoothness factor.