Patent ID: 9067599
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: B60W,F16D,F16H,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A vehicle comprising: an internal combustion engine having autostart functionality; a source operable to provide fluid pressure when the engine is off; a flow control solenoid in fluid communication with the source, wherein the flow control solenoid is configured to output a variable clutch pressure; a transmission having a stationary member, a gear set, an output member, and a designated clutch in fluid communication with the flow control solenoid, wherein the designated clutch is applied via the variable clutch pressure after restart of the engine to connect the gear set to the stationary member and to thereby launch the vehicle; an electric motor; drive wheels connected to the output member of the transmission; and a controller having a processor and tangible, non-transitory memory on which is recorded instructions for controlling the variable clutch pressure to the designated clutch during a predetermined autostart event of the engine, wherein execution of the instructions by the processor causes the controller to: