Patent ID: 11904878
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A vehicle control system for a vehicle, the system comprising:
a controller operably coupled to components and/or sensors of the vehicle to receive information indicative of operational intent of an operator of the vehicle and information indicative of vehicle status;
a single pedal configured to provide the information indicative of operational intent; and
a torque control module configured to generate both a propulsive torque request and a braking torque request based on the information indicative of the operational intent and the information indicative of vehicle status,
wherein the torque control module comprises a propulsive torque determiner configured to determine the propulsive torque request based on a pedal position of the single pedal, vehicle speed and vehicle pitch, and
wherein the propulsive torque determiner applies propulsive torque to one or more wheels of the vehicle based on the propulsive torque request.