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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Alexander O'Connor Gibson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
John Edward Brevick, Livonia, MI (US);
Seunghoon Lee, Northville, MI (US);
Matthew John Shelton, Gorsse Ile, MI (US);
Felix Nedorezov, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/02 (2006.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); F16H 61/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/02 (2013.01); B60W 10/026 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0695 (2013.01); B60W 2510/088 (2013.01); B60W 2710/024 (2013.01); F16H 61/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for improving gear shifting of a step-ratio automatic transmission in a hybrid vehicle are presented. The systems and methods may provide for adjusting torque capacity of one or more driveline clutches to reduce driveline torque disturbances that may be related to driveline inertia torque during transmission gear shifting.