Patent ID: 11878677
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  Y | IPC B  F

Claim 19:
20. A method, comprising:
estimating a flow rate of a fluid in a clutch of a vehicle by sensing a pressure of the fluid in a fluid line of the clutch;
estimating a pressure at a piston of the clutch based on the flow rate;
computing a first torque lead value based on the estimated pressure at the piston, a selected lead time value, and a delay time value;
computing a second torque lead value based on a pressure at a valve of the clutch, the selected lead time value, and the delay time value;
computing a third torque lead value by combining the first torque lead value and the second torque lead value; and
applying torque from a motor of the vehicle to an axle of the vehicle based on the third torque lead value,
wherein the axle of the vehicle is driven by the motor prior to computing the third torque lead value.