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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey Allen Doering, Canton, MI (US);
Alex O'Connor Gibson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Gregory Michael Pietron, Canton, MI (US);
James William Loch McCallum, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Yuji Fujii, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 10/02 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60K 6/48 (2007.10); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60K 17/28 (2006.01); B60W 10/30 (2006.01); B60W 10/26 (2006.01); B60W 20/00 (2016.01); B60W 30/02 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/18018 (2013.01); B60K 6/48 (2013.01); B60K 17/28 (2013.01); B60W 10/02 (2013.01); B60W 10/023 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 10/26 (2013.01); B60W 10/30 (2013.01); B60W 20/13 (2016.01); B60W 20/40 (2013.01); B60W 30/02 (2013.01); B60W 30/18045 (2013.01); B60W 30/18063 (2013.01); B60K 2006/4825 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6221 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6252 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6286 (2013.01); Y10S 477/90 (2013.01); Y10S 903/93 (2013.01); Y10T 477/20 (2015.01); Y10T 477/23 (2015.01); Y10T 477/24 (2015.01); Y10T 477/26 (2015.01); Y10T 477/27 (2015.01); Y10T 477/71 (2015.01); Y10T 477/73 (2015.01); Y10T 477/75 (2015.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for improving operation of a hybrid vehicle are presented. In one example, driveline disconnect clutch operation is adjusted in response to vehicle mass so that the vehicle may operate similarly at lower and higher vehicle masses.