Patent ID: 11912135
Assignee: FCA US LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 9:
10. A control method for an electrified powertrain of a battery electric vehicle (BEV), the electrified powertrain being configured to generate drive torque to propel the BEV, the method comprising:
determining, by a controller of the BEV in communication with an accelerator pedal of the BEV, maximum and minimum values for driver pedal position based on a first position of the accelerator pedal indicative of a first driver pedal position, wherein the accelerator pedal is configured to be manipulated by a driver of the BEV between fully-off and fully-depressed positions;
determining, by the controller, whether the accelerator pedal position remains within a threshold amount of the first position;
when the accelerator pedal position does not remain within the threshold amount from the first position and moves to a second position indicative of a second driver pedal position:
detecting, by the controller, that driver pedal position is increasing when the second driver pedal position is greater than the minimum value and setting the maximum value to the second driver pedal position, and
detecting, by the controller, decreasing driver pedal position when the second driver pedal position is less than the maximum value and setting the minimum value to the second driver pedal position; and

controlling, by the controller, the electrified powertrain based on the accelerator pedal position and the maximum and minimum values for driver pedal position.