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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2008
Anthony H. Heap, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jason J Mcconnell, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Kee Yong Kim, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Wilfried Brunssen, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Anthony H. Heap, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jason J McConnell, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Kee Yong Kim, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Wilfried Brunssen, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Daimler AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Chrysler LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A method for controlling a powertrain includes determining an operator torque request, determining a time-based derivative of the operator torque request, determining a first future time, and predicting a change in the operator torque request based upon the operator torque request, the time-based derivative of the operator torque request, and the first future time.