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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey Allen Doering, Canton, MI (US);
Davor Hrovat, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01); F16H 63/42 (2006.01); F16H 61/24 (2006.01); F16H 61/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 63/42 (2013.01); F16H 2061/0492 (2013.01); F16H 2061/248 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for operating a vehicle with a transmission. In one example approach, a method for a vehicle comprises, during a transmission shift having a first engine speed profile, adjusting a transmission shift indication provided to a vehicle operator based on a desired perceived shift time and a desired engine deceleration rate.