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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2012
Bradley D. Riedle, Northville, MI (US);
Brad W. Probert, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Jianping Zhang, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kenneth E. Sovel, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Bradley D. Riedle, Northville, MI (US);
Brad W. Probert, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Jianping Zhang, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kenneth E. Sovel, Commerce Township, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for controlling a vehicle driveline includes determining, for current vehicle operating conditions, an initial engine output torque, at which the driveline meets predetermined structural criteria, establishing a factor that varies with torque converter slip, determining an engine torque limit by multiplying the factor corresponding to a current torque converter slip by the initial engine output torque, and limiting torque produced by an engine connected to the driveline to the engine torque limit.