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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2013
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Kevin Macfarlane, Northville, MI (US);
Christopher Semanson, Dearborn, MI (US);
Robert Roy Jentz, Westland, MI (US);
Joseph James Gallo, Fraser, MI (US);
Chuck Irwin Rackmil, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for adjusting vehicle grille shutters based on engine coolant temperature. In one example, a method includes adjusting grille shutters based on engine coolant temperature and additional engine operating conditions when engine coolant temperature is below a threshold and adjusting the grille shutters base on the engine coolant temperature only when the engine coolant temperature is above the threshold. Further, the method may include recalibrating a position of the grille shutters based on a grille shutter position error.