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

Claim 14:
15. A method of providing a propulsive torque request to a propulsion system of a vehicle and a braking torque request to a braking system of the vehicle,
the method comprising:
receiving information indicative of operational intent of an operator of the vehicle
relating to both the propulsive torque request and the braking torque request based on operation of a single pedal of the vehicle;
receiving information indicative of vehicle status;
generating both the propulsive torque request and the braking torque request based on the information indicative of the operational intent and the information indicative of vehicle status; and
applying, by a processor, a propulsive torque and a braking torque to one or more wheels of the vehicle based on the propulsive torque request and the braking torque request,
wherein the propulsive torque request is generated based on a pedal position of the single pedal, vehicle speed and vehicle pitch.