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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Walter Joseph Ortmann, Saline, MI (US);
Todd McCullough, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Brandon R. Masterson, Dexter, MI (US);
Kimberly Trice, Southfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/00 (2006.01); B60W 20/40 (2016.01); B60W 10/02 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/40 (2013.01); B60W 10/02 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 2540/10 (2013.01); B60W 2540/12 (2013.01); B60W 2550/308 (2013.01); Y10S 903/914 (2013.01); Y10S 903/93 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle may include a transmission having an electric machine, an engine, and a controller. The engine may be selectively coupled with the transmission via a disconnect clutch. The controller may be programmed to, in response to an anticipated engine start request, command a disconnect clutch pre-stroke to couple the engine to the transmission prior to an actual engine start request while operating the vehicle in electric mode.