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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2007
Applicants:
Raj Prakash, Canton, MI (US);
Dale Crombez, Livonia, MI (US);
Peter Worrel, Troy, MI (US);
Vijay Garg, Canton, MI (US);
Inventors:
Raj Prakash, Canton, MI (US);
Dale Crombez, Livonia, MI (US);
Peter Worrel, Troy, MI (US);
Vijay Garg, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for braking and stopping a vehicle whose powertrain includes an electric drive. The electric drive is used to generate braking torque which is used to decelerate the vehicle down to a full stop. The braking torque is achieved using any of several closed loop speed control systems. The system can be used as a substitute for or as a supplement to conventional friction bakes.