Patent ID: 9221452
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: B60W,F02D,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A method for optimizing vehicle performance, the method comprising: identifying at least one operating scenario from a list of predetermined operating scenarios, each of which indicates one of a potential for optimizing and no potential for optimizing; determining that there is a potential for optimizing fuel economy based on the at least one operating scenario identified; determining, by at least one computer module, an optimized drive torque; detecting a driver requested drive torque; determining if the driver requested drive torque is in response to at least one driving related condition; setting an arbitrated drive torque to the optimized drive torque when determining the driver requested drive torque is not in response to at least one driving related condition, and setting the arbitrated drive torque to the driver requested drive torque when determining the driver requested drive torque is in response to the at least one driving related condition; monitoring a driver resistance to setting the arbitrated drive torque to the optimized drive torque; and setting the arbitrated drive torque between the driver requested drive torque and the optimized drive torque when driver resistance is detected.