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US 2013/0296118 A1Published application
Methods and systems for a vehicle driveline
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsGregory Michael Pietron, Adam Nathan Banker, Dennis Craig Reed, Seung-Hoon Lee, James William Loch McCallum
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Abstract
Systems and methods for improving operation of a hybrid vehicle are presented. In one example, driveline operating modes may be manually selected to improve hybrid driveline operation during off road conditions. The approaches may improve vehicle drivability and reduce driveline degradation.
Claims20
A method of adjusting operation of a hybrid vehicle driveline, comprising:
- providing a manual driver input for a driveline operating mode parameter;
- and
- adjusting engaging of a driveline disconnect clutch positioned between an engine and a motor in response to the driveline operating mode parameter.
A method of adjusting operation of a hybrid vehicle driveline, comprising:
- providing a manual driver input for a driveline operating mode parameter;
- and
- adjusting activation of a driveline integrated electric machine in response to the driveline operating mode parameter.
A method of adjusting operation of a hybrid vehicle driveline, comprising:
- providing a hill descent control input for a driver;
- and
- adjusting activation of a driveline disconnect clutch in response to a state of the hill descent control input.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.