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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2012
Filed:
May. 06, 2009
Patrick J. O'leary, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Barbara A. Shuler, Brighton, MI (US);
Patrick J. O'Leary, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Barbara A. Shuler, Brighton, MI (US);
Abstract
A method and control module for operating a vehicle powertrain in response to a cruise control includes a primary closed loop control module generating a primary closed loop control signal and a primary torque request signal based on the primary closed loop control signal. The control module also includes a secondary closed loop control module generating a secondary closed loop control signal and a secondary torque request signal based on the secondary closed loop control signal. A transmission control module controls a transmission based on the primary torque request control signal and the secondary torque request signal.