Patent ID: 9744842
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: B60K,B60W,B60Y,F16D,Y02T,Y10S

Claim:
1. A method for learning a contact point of an engine clutch configured to control connection of power between an engine and a motor of a hybrid vehicle, comprising: performing, by a controller, a first learning of the contact point of the engine clutch by increasing a contact speed of the engine clutch; storing, by the controller, information of a first contact point learned by the first learning when the first learning is complete; performing, by the controller, a second learning of the contact point of the engine clutch by decreasing the contact speed of the engine clutch; deleting, by the controller, information of the first contact point when the second learning is complete and storing information of a second contact point learned by the second learning; and restarting, by the controller, the first learning when a next driving cycle is started although the second learning is not complete, wherein the deleting of the information of the first contact point and the storing of the information of the second contact point includes maintaining the information of the first contact point when the second learning is stopped or cancelled.