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US 2016/0096446 A1Published application
Vehicle system and method for controlling torque delivery during transmission engagements with road grade and mass estimation
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMark Steven Yamazaki, Hai Yu, Bernard D. Nefcy, Felix Nedorezov, Wei Liang
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Abstract
A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, controlling a torque output of an electric machine of an electrified vehicle based on estimated loads present during a transmission engagement of the electrified vehicle.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- controlling a torque output of an electric machine of an electrified vehicle based on estimated loads present during a transmission engagement of the electrified vehicle.
A vehicle system, comprising:
- a transmission gearbox;
- an electric machine that supplies torque to an input shaft of said transmission gearbox;
- and
- a control unit in communication with said electric machine and configured to modify a torque output of said electric machine to compensate for variations in road grade and vehicle mass during a transmission engagement.
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