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Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012

Filed:

Oct. 19, 2008
Applicants:

Anthony H. Heap, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Jason J Mcconnell, Ypsilanti, MI (US);

Inventors:

Anthony H. Heap, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Jason J McConnell, Ypsilanti, MI (US);

Assignees:

GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);

Daimler AG, Stuttgart, DE;

Chrysler LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/00 (2006.01); B60K 6/36 (2007.10); H02P 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A powertrain system includes a transmission operative to transfer power between an engine coupled to an input member and a plurality of torque machines and an output member, A method for controlling the powertrain system includes monitoring system operation and determining an output torque request, determining a closed loop speed error, determining motor torque offsets to the torque machines based upon the closed loop speed error, determining output torque constraints based upon the motor torque offsets and the system operation, determining an output torque command based upon the output torque request and the output torque constraints, determining preferred motor torque commands for the torque machines based upon the output torque command, reducing the preferred motor torque commands for the torque machines using the motor torque offsets to the torque machines, and adjusting the reduced preferred motor torque commands for the torque machines based upon the closed loop speed error.


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