Patent ID: 9260101
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: B60W,Y10S

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising a controller performing the following steps, the method comprising: receiving a total torque request of a hybrid vehicle including an electric motor and an internal combustion engine; determining an oxygen limited torque response of a conventional baseline engine; interpreting a torque curve of the internal combustion engine; determining a torque output value in response to the oxygen limited torque response and the torque curve; determining a zero fueling oxygen limited torque response of the conventional baseline engine, wherein the determining the torque output value comprises determining the torque output value corresponding to the zero fueling oxygen limited torque response of the conventional baseline engine in response to a throttle tip-in event; and providing an electrical torque command to the electric motor and a combustion torque command to the internal combustion engine in response to the torque output value.