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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Hugh Fader, Royal Oak, MI (US);
James William Loch McCallum, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Seunghoon Lee, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B60K 26/02 (2006.01); F16H 61/16 (2006.01); F16H 61/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 26/021 (2013.01); F16H 61/16 (2013.01); F16H 61/68 (2013.01); B60K 2026/022 (2013.01); B60K 2026/023 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for supplying feedback to a driver of a vehicle so that transmission shifting busyness may be reduced are presented. In one example, the systems and methods include increasing resistance of an accelerator pedal in response to a difference between an available powertrain torque and a desired powertrain torque.