Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and system for providing vehicle drift for vehicles with automatic transmissions
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Application No.: US16569512Application Date: 2019-09-12
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Publication No.: US11352015B2Publication Date: 2022-06-07
- Inventor: Patrick Gordon Collins , Lars Niklas Pettersson
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: McCoy Russell LLP
- Agent David Kelley
- Main IPC: B60W40/103
- IPC: B60W40/103 ; B60W20/40 ; B60K6/36 ; F16H48/22 ; B60T8/17 ; F16H61/14
Abstract:
Methods and systems are provided for inducing vehicle side slip. In one example, a method includes opening a sole driveline disconnect clutch positioned between an engine and an electric machine upstream of a transmission, and closing the sole driveline disconnect clutch within a predetermined amount of time after opening the sole driveline disconnect without shifting gears of the transmission. In this way, vehicle drift may be reliable initiated in a hybrid electric vehicle with an automatic transmission, without shifting gears of the transmission.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210078585A1 METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING VEHICLE DRIFT FOR VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS Public/Granted day:2021-03-18
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