Controller for a motor vehicle and method
US10513264B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2710/105
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A controller for a motor vehicle includes means for receiving information indicative of a current vehicle speed; means for receiving information indicative of an amount of brake force a braking system is developing or is capable of developing; means for receiving information indicative of a gradient of a driving surface on which the vehicle is driving; and torque transmission reduction means for causing a powertrain torque reduction operation to be performed in which the controller causes one or more components in a torque transmission path from a torque delivery device to driven wheels to assume a torque reduction condition in which torque transmission is reduced or substantially terminated. The controller is configured automatically to cause the torque reduction operation to be performed in dependence at least in part on the information indicative of current vehicle speed, information indicative of brake force amount and information indicative of driving surface gradient.
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