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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
May. 15, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth James Miller, Canton, MI (US);
Douglas Raymond Martin, Canton, MI (US);
Bruce Colby Anderson, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/15 (2016.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); F02D 41/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/15 (2016.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); F02D 41/1454 (2013.01); B60W 2510/06 (2013.01); B60W 2710/0666 (2013.01); Y10S 903/902 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for adjusting an engine air flow transfer function and engine actuators based on the engine air flow transfer function are presented. The system and method may be applied to hybrid powertrains having a capability to estimate engine torque based on operating characteristics of a motor during vehicle operation.