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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2009
Applicants:
Jacob M. Povirk, Franklin, MI (US);
John R. Saieg, Wixom, MI (US);
Gary M. Pietrzyk, Livonia, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jacob M. Povirk, Franklin, MI (US);
John R. Saieg, Wixom, MI (US);
Gary M. Pietrzyk, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for controlling a clutch of an electronic locking differential for a vehicle includes determining either that a speed of the vehicle is less than a reference speed or that a desired state of the clutch is a disengaged state, determining that an angular displacement of a steering wheel from a centered position is less than a first reference angle, and disengaging the clutch.