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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2012
Qing Wang, Canton, MI (US);
Ming Lang Kuang, Canton, MI (US);
Fazal Urrahman Syed, Canon, MI (US);
Ryan Abraham Mcgee, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kenneth Frederick, Dearborn, MI (US);
Qing Wang, Canton, MI (US);
Ming Lang Kuang, Canton, MI (US);
Fazal Urrahman Syed, Canon, MI (US);
Ryan Abraham McGee, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kenneth Frederick, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A hybrid vehicle and method of control are disclosed. An internal combustion engine and at least one traction motor are operated such that the combined output torque corresponds to one of a plurality of output torque functions, each output torque function having a distinct output torque at a maximum value of accelerator pedal position for an associated vehicle speed. The output torque function is selected based on a virtual gear number. The virtual gear number varies in response to driver activation of shift selectors or automatically in response to changes in vehicle speed.