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US 2017/0282908 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.
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A method of adjusting operation of a hybrid vehicle driveline, comprising:
- providing a manual driver input for a driveline operating mode parameter;
- adjusting engaging of a driveline disconnect clutch positioned between an engine and a motor in response to the driveline operating mode parameter;
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- further adjusting a first schedule for automatically idling the engine and decoupling the engine from the hybrid vehicle driveline via the driveline disconnect clutch in response to a condition of a driving surface.
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A method of adjusting operation of a hybrid vehicle driveline, comprising:
- providing a manual hill descent control input for a driver;
- providing a manual driver input for adjusting activation of a driveline disconnect clutch in response to a state of the hill descent control input;
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- automatically restarting a stopped engine in response to the driver selecting a four wheel drive range.
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