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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Alex O'Connor Gibson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jeffrey Allen Doering, Canton, MI (US);
Seung-Hoon Lee, Northville, MI (US);
Yuji Fujii, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
James William Loch McCallum, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
William Russell Goodwin, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 20/00 (2016.01); B60W 10/02 (2006.01); F16F 15/131 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/10 (2013.01); B60W 10/02 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 20/00 (2013.01); F16F 15/131 (2013.01); B60W 2422/40 (2013.01); B60W 2510/1025 (2013.01); B60W 2710/0666 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/48 (2013.01); Y10S 903/902 (2013.01); Y10T 477/26 (2015.01); Y10T 477/75 (2015.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for improving hybrid vehicle torque control are presented. The system and methods included may estimate driveline torque via springs of a dual mass flywheel. The estimated driveline torque may provide feedback for adjusting operation of a driveline disconnect clutch and/or engine torque.