Patent ID: 8660726

Claim:
A hybrid control system for a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV), the hybrid control system comprising: a hybrid control module that comprises: a first motor control module that controls an output torque of a first motor; a second motor control module that controls an output torque of a second motor based on a second motor torque request signal, wherein the second motor torque request signal is generated based on a transmission torque request signal prior to startup of an engine of the HEV; an override module that generates a torque override request signal during the startup; and an output torque module that determines a transmission output torque based on a peak torque of the engine occurring during the startup of the engine, wherein the first motor control module controls the output torque of the first motor to crank the engine during the startup, and wherein the second motor control module adjusts the output torque of the second motor based on the torque override request signal and not the transmission torque request signal during the startup, and wherein the second motor control module, while the engine is being cranked, (i) decreases the output torque of the second motor from a level of the transmission torque request signal to the transmission output torque, and then (ii) increases the output torque of the second motor from the transmission output torque to the level of the transmission torque request signal.