METHOD AND APPARATUS TO PRIORITIZE INPUT ACCELERATION AND CLUTCH SYNCHRONIZATION PERFORMANCE IN NEUTRAL FOR A HYBRID POWERTRAIN SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method for controlling a powertrain in a neutral operating range state comprising an electromechanical transmission mechanically-operatively coupled to an internal combustion engine and an electric machine adapted to selectively transmit mechanical power to an output member, the method comprising:
- operating said transmission in said neutral operating range state;
monitoring commands affecting an input speed;
monitoring a tracked clutch slip speed;
determining constraints on an input acceleration based upon said commands;
determining a clutch slip acceleration profile based upon said constraints on said input acceleration;
determining an input acceleration profile based upon said clutch slip acceleration profile; and
controlling said powertrain based upon said clutch slip acceleration profile and said input acceleration profile.
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Abstract
A method for controlling a powertrain includes operating a transmission in a neutral operating range state, monitoring commands affecting an input speed, monitoring a tracked clutch slip speed, determining constraints on an input acceleration based upon the commands, determining a clutch slip acceleration profile based upon the constraints on the input acceleration, determining an input acceleration profile based upon the clutch slip acceleration profile, and controlling the powertrain based upon the clutch slip acceleration profile and the input acceleration profile.
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10 Claims
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1. A method for controlling a powertrain in a neutral operating range state comprising an electromechanical transmission mechanically-operatively coupled to an internal combustion engine and an electric machine adapted to selectively transmit mechanical power to an output member, the method comprising:
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operating said transmission in said neutral operating range state; monitoring commands affecting an input speed; monitoring a tracked clutch slip speed; determining constraints on an input acceleration based upon said commands; determining a clutch slip acceleration profile based upon said constraints on said input acceleration; determining an input acceleration profile based upon said clutch slip acceleration profile; and controlling said powertrain based upon said clutch slip acceleration profile and said input acceleration profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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