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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Michael J. Cullen, Northville, MI (US);
Ralph Wayne Cunningham, Milan, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/11 (2012.01); B60W 10/115 (2012.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 30/19 (2012.01); F16H 61/14 (2006.01); F16H 63/50 (2006.01); F16H 59/18 (2006.01); F16H 59/54 (2006.01); F16H 61/21 (2006.01); F16H 59/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/11 (2013.01); B60W 10/115 (2013.01); B60W 30/18 (2013.01); B60W 30/19 (2013.01); F16H 61/14 (2013.01); F16H 63/502 (2013.01); B60K 2741/045 (2013.01); B60W 2520/105 (2013.01); B60W 2540/10 (2013.01); B60W 2540/12 (2013.01); B60W 2710/0644 (2013.01); B60W 2710/0677 (2013.01); B60W 2720/106 (2013.01); F16H 59/18 (2013.01); F16H 59/54 (2013.01); F16H 61/143 (2013.01); F16H 61/21 (2013.01); F16H 2059/144 (2013.01); F16H 2059/186 (2013.01); F16H 2306/54 (2013.01); Y10S 477/904 (2013.01); Y10T 477/675 (2015.01); Y10T 477/677 (2015.01); Y10T 477/679 (2015.01); Y10T 477/68 (2015.01); Y10T 477/755 (2015.01); Y10T 477/78 (2015.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for controlling a throttle plate to adjust airflow to the engine are provided. A transmission having an input speed and an output speed and including a clutch and a driver-selectable transmission lever is controlled to adjust engine speed to a synchronous speed in a future gear ratio in response to driver foot pedal positions and driver-selectable transmission lever positions.