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Method and system for exiting a sailing mode of a vehicle

  • US 9,333,972 B2
  • Filed: 09/26/2014
  • Issued: 05/10/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for exiting a sailing mode of a vehicle;

  • wherein a clutch unit of the vehicle is disengaged in order to decouple a driving shaft of the vehicle from a driven shaft of the vehicle, when the vehicle is operated in the sailing mode;

    the method comprisingpredicting that a trigger for an exit of the sailing mode will occur;

    initiating the preparation of the clutch unit for engagement, subject to predicting that a trigger for the exit of the sailing mode will occur;

    detecting a trigger for the exit of the sailing mode;

    adapting a shaft speed of the driving shaft, subject to detecting a trigger for the exit of the sailing mode; and

    engaging the clutch unit, subject to preparing the clutch unit for engagement and subject to adapting the shaft speed, in order to exit the sailing mode.

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