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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2016
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Adam J. Heisel, South Lyon, MI (US);
Trista K. Schieffer, Milford, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 15/20 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7258 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electric motor control system for a vehicle includes a vehicle speed module that determines a vehicle speed. A target speed module selectively transitions a target vehicle speed to zero over a period in response a driver actuating an input device. The input device is not an accelerator pedal or a brake pedal. A switching control module, based on a difference between a target vehicle speed and the vehicle speed, controls switching of an inverter to control application of power to an electric motor of the vehicle.