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US 10,773,710 B2Granted
Systems and methods for a hybrid vehicle with a manual shift transmission
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorKevin Ruybal
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Abstract
Systems and methods for operating a vehicle that includes a manual transmission are presented. In one example, a controller enters and exits a vehicle drive mode that is included in a plurality of vehicle drive modes in response to a clutch pedal being applied or released by a human vehicle operator. The vehicle drive modes include series hybrid, parallel hybrid, and electric vehicle only mode.
Claims18
A method for operating a vehicle, comprising:
- operating a powertrain in an electric vehicle only drive mode;
- and
- starting combustion in an engine and adjusting engine speed to a speed of a transmission input shaft to exit the electric vehicle only drive mode in response to a human driver manually disengaging a clutch via a clutch pedal.
A method for operating a vehicle, comprising:
- operating a powertrain in a parallel hybrid vehicle drive mode;
- exiting the parallel hybrid vehicle drive mode and adjusting a rotational speed of an engine to a rotational speed of a transmission input shaft in response to a human driver manually disengaging a clutch via a clutch pedal;
- and
- entering an electric vehicle only drive mode in further response to engaging a gear shifter in an electric vehicle only mode gear slot and engaging the clutch.
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A vehicle system, comprising:
- an engine;
- a manual transmission coupled to the engine, the manual transmission including a clutch that selectively directs torque from the engine to a plurality of gears;
- a clutch pedal;
- an actuator that operates the clutch;
- and
- a controller including executable instructions stored in non-transitory memory to fully open the clutch via the actuator in response to a human applying the clutch pedal, and further instructions to fully close the clutch in response to a rotational speed of the engine and a rotational speed of an input shaft of the manual transmission after the human fully releases the clutch pedal, and additional instruction to operate the vehicle system in an electric vehicle only mode while a gear shifter of the manual transmission is engaged in an electric vehicle only mode gear slot and the clutch pedal is released.
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