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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2014
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Brian J. Deurloo, Howell, MI (US);
Jeffrey James Tumavitch, Livonia, MI (US);
Derek Kinch, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Richard Reynolds Hathaway, Livonia, MI (US);
Todd Curtis Spaulding, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle according to the present disclosure includes a shift-by-wire transmission, a pressure source configured to selectively provide hydraulic pressure in the absence of engine power, an internal combustion engine, and a controller. The shift-by-wire transmission includes a hydraulic actuator, and the electric pump is in fluid communication with the actuator. The controller is configured to, in response to a driver input and the engine being off, control the pressure source to provide hydraulic pressure to the hydraulic actuator.