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US 8,894,541 B2Granted
Methods and systems for a vehicle driveline control during varying driving conditions
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsAlex O'Connor Gibson, Gregory Michael Pietron, Yuji Fujii, James William Loch McCallum, Jeffrey Allen Doering
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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 adjusted in response to driving surface conditions. The approaches may improve vehicle drivability and reduce driveline degradation.
Claims20
A method of adjusting operation of a hybrid vehicle, comprising:
- adjusting a schedule for automatically stopping engine rotation in response to a condition of a driving surface.
A method of adjusting operation of a hybrid vehicle, comprising:
- adjusting a first schedule for automatically idling an engine and decoupling the engine from a driveline in response to a condition of a driving surface.
A method of adjusting operation of a hybrid vehicle, comprising:
- adjusting operation of a driveline disconnect clutch positioned in a hybrid vehicle driveline in response to a closing rate of an obstruction in a path of the hybrid vehicle.
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