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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Alexander O'Connor Gibson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Matthew John Shelton, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
Michael Glenn Fodor, Dearborn, MI (US);
Bradley Dean Riedle, Northville, MI (US);
Hong Jiang, Birmingham, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 10/02 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); F16D 48/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/18 (2013.01); B60W 10/02 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); F16D 48/06 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0275 (2013.01); B60W 2510/1005 (2013.01); B60W 2540/12 (2013.01); B60W 2540/14 (2013.01); B60W 2710/021 (2013.01); B60W 2710/0644 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for operating a vehicle that includes a manual transmission are presented. In one example, a clutch actuator that responds to a position of a manual operated clutch pedal is adjusted to operate a clutch so that the vehicle may be stopped, while the engine is running or not, without the driver applying the clutch pedal.