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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2005
Pat Smithberger, Howell, MI (US);
Christopher Lear, Dearborn, MI (US);
Suzanne Stuber, Livonia, MI (US);
Douglas Martin, Canton, MI (US);
Pat Smithberger, Howell, MI (US);
Christopher Lear, Dearborn, MI (US);
Suzanne Stuber, Livonia, MI (US);
Douglas Martin, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for controlling an engine in a vehicle including a transmission is provided. The method utilizes feedforward control by determining when a neutral transmission gear is selected, and adjusting an engine parameter to control the engine operation based on at least one predetermined condition when it is determined that the neutral transmission gear has been selected. The at least one predetermined condition includes having a value of a vehicle parameter, such as a battery state of charge, being outside a predetermined range.