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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2014
Jaguar Land Rover Limited, Warwickshire, GB;
Ben Neaves, Coventry, GB;
JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED, Whitley, Coventry, GB;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a vehicle controller () for activating a vehicle glide mode. The controller () receives vehicle operating data including torque request data representative of a torque request; acceleration data representative of vehicle acceleration; and output torque data representative of an output torque. The controller () is configured to analyze the vehicle operating data to identify a vehicle glide opportunity. The controller () is operative to generate an activation signal () for activating the vehicle glide mode when said vehicle glide opportunity has been identified and the torque request is positive. The controller is thereby operative to implement a vehicle glide strategy. The controller () can also operate to deactivate the vehicle glide mode. The present invention also relates to a method of activating a vehicle glide mode.