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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2006
Applicants:
Mark Yamazaki, Canton, MI (US);
Marvin Kraska, Dearborn, MI (US);
Kathleen Bailey, Dearborn, MI (US);
Natarajan Sureshbabu, Canton, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mark Yamazaki, Canton, MI (US);
Marvin Kraska, Dearborn, MI (US);
Kathleen Bailey, Dearborn, MI (US);
Natarajan Sureshbabu, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/44 (2007.10); B60W 10/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A control method and control system for a hybrid electric vehicle powertrain with a multiple-ratio transmission is disclosed in which engine start events are separated in time from transmission ratio shift events to effect a smooth transition from an electric drive state with the engine off to a drive state in which the engine delivers driving power.