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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2011
Mark S. Yamazaki, Canton, MI (US);
Marvin P. Kraska, Dearborn, MI (US);
Dan Colvin, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Fazal U. Syed, Canton, MI (US);
Brandon R. Masterson, Dexter, MI (US);
Mark S. Yamazaki, Canton, MI (US);
Marvin P. Kraska, Dearborn, MI (US);
Dan Colvin, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Fazal U. Syed, Canton, MI (US);
Brandon R. Masterson, Dexter, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for controlling vehicle creep includes controlling motor speed to produce the desired creep speed, if desired creep speed exceeds vehicle speed; controlling motor torque to produce the desired wheel torque, if desired wheel torque exceeds actual wheel torque; and controlling motor torque to decelerate the vehicle to creep speed, if vehicle speed is decreasing and exceeds the desired speed.