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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Alex O'Connor Gibson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
James William Loch McCallum, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Seung-Hoon Lee, Northville, MI (US);
Gregory Michael Pietron, Canton, MI (US);
Yuji Fujii, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/10 (2016.01); B60W 20/00 (2016.01); B60W 10/02 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60K 6/48 (2007.10);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/10 (2013.01); B60W 10/02 (2013.01); B60W 10/023 (2013.01); B60W 10/026 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 20/00 (2013.01); B60W 20/40 (2013.01); B60K 2006/4825 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0208 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0275 (2013.01); B60W 2510/06 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0638 (2013.01); B60W 2510/081 (2013.01); B60W 2540/00 (2013.01); B60W 2540/10 (2013.01); B60W 2710/021 (2013.01); B60W 2710/024 (2013.01); B60W 2710/025 (2013.01); B60W 2710/027 (2013.01); B60W 2710/06 (2013.01); B60W 2710/083 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6252 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6286 (2013.01); Y10S 903/902 (2013.01); Y10S 903/93 (2013.01); Y10T 477/26 (2015.01); Y10T 477/32 (2015.01); Y10T 477/328 (2015.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for improving operation of a hybrid vehicle are presented. In one example, operation of a driveline disconnect clutch is adjusted to compensate for clutch wear and manufacturing tolerances.