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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2015
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Kenneth James Miller, Canton, MI (US);
Douglas Raymond Martin, Canton, MI (US);
William Paul Perkins, Dearborn, MI (US);
Daniel Mark Schaffer, Brighton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An exemplary method includes adjusting a proportion of engine braking used to achieve a target deceleration of a vehicle to change an amount of thermal energy generated from engine braking. An exemplary assembly includes a friction brake to selectively provide friction braking to a vehicle, an engine brake to selectively provide engine braking to the vehicle, and a controller configured to adjust a proportion of the engine braking used to achieve a target deceleration of the vehicle to change an amount of thermal energy generated from engine braking.