Systems and methods for predicting a disconnect clutch time to connection

A system comprising:

• a vehicle controller configured to:
• determine a predicted time associated with a completion of an engine-start based on a request to initiate the engine-start;
• cause an engine to transition into torque control in response to a difference between a calibration-time period associated with the predicted time and a time-to-connection associated with an engine-start time period;
• cause a disconnect clutch to lock in response to the calibration-time period being within a range of the time-to-connection associated with the engine-start time period;
• and
• transmit a report that the disconnect clutch is locked.

One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

• determine a predicted time associated with a completion of an engine-start based on a request to initiate the engine-start;
• cause an engine to transition into torque control in response to a difference between a calibration-time period associated with the predicted time and a time-to-connection associated with an engine-start time period;
• cause a disconnect clutch to lock in response to the calibration-time period being within a range of the time-to-connection associated with the engine-start time period, wherein causing the disconnect clutch to lock is based on the calibration-time period being concurrent with the time-to-connection associated with the engine-start time period;
• and
• transmit a report that the disconnect clutch is locked.