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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2010
Applicants:
Walter Joseph Ortmann, Saline, MI (US);
Daniel Scott Colvin, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Brian Thomas Soo, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Walter Joseph Ortmann, Saline, MI (US);
Daniel Scott Colvin, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Brian Thomas Soo, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/48 (2007.10); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 10/115 (2012.01); B60W 20/00 (2006.01); B60W 30/19 (2012.01); F16H 61/02 (2006.01); F16H 59/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/48 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 10/115 (2013.01); B60W 20/00 (2013.01); B60W 30/19 (2013.01); F16H 61/0213 (2013.01); B60W 2710/083 (2013.01); F16H 59/50 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6221 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6286 (2013.01); Y10T 477/23 (2015.01);
Abstract
A control system and method for a hybrid electric vehicle powertrain supplies battery power boost torque to vehicle traction wheels to modify shift points for a multiple ratio transmission in the powertrain. A shift schedule is adjusted to avoid a downshift for small changes in torque demand, thus reducing shift frequency due to small transient changes in torque demand.