Inventor

NEFCY BERNARD D

US103 patents

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NEFCY BERNARD D

FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC

Method of braking in hybrid vehicle

Method and apparatus for driveline softening utilizing a vehicle to cloud to vehicle system

Controlling a hybrid vehicle having an overdrive coupling member

Driveline lash control method during driver tip-in/out

Powered sliding platform assembly

Torque converter clutch engagement pressure control for regenerative braking

Electric machine torque control during transient phase of bypass clutch

Methods and system for transitioning between control modes while creeping

Method of transitioning among shift schedules

Hybrid vehicle braking limit determination system and method

System and method for regenerative braking

Hybrid vehicle control when towing

Lash zone detection in a hybrid vehicle

Method and system to manage driveline oscillations with clutch pressure control

Method and apparatus for limiting engine torque to protect disconnect clutch in a hybrid vehicle

Systems and methods for improving vehicle driveline operation

Engine cranking torque referenced to an engine stop position

Engine and motor control during wheel torque reversal in a hybrid vehicle

Hybrid vehicle control using adaptive transmission torque converter clutch capacity estimation

Control system for regenerative braking in a hybrid vehicle

Hybrid vehicle powertrain torque hole fill during transmission shift

Control system for a clutch during a regenerative braking event

Regenerative braking downshift control using predictive information

Upshift control for regenerative braking

Hybrid powertrain speed control

Modular hybrid transmission with a one way clutch

Torque converter clutch engagement pressure

System and method for controlling a transmission gear shift

Regenerative torque limit control

Vehicle system and method for controlling torque delivery during transmission engagements with road grade and mass estimation

Clutch and electric machine control for driveline damping

Torque modification during an upshift in a hybrid vehicle

Input torque trim for transmission shift control during regenerative braking

Driveline lash control method during driver tip-in/out

Methods and system for operating a vehicle transmission

Methods and system for mitigating undesirable conditions during regenerative braking

Coordinating non-demand engine start and stop with gear shift

Hybrid vehicle transmission shift management system and method

Methods and system for starting an engine

Methods and systems for improving hybrid vehicle cooling

Methods and system for operating a powertrain during regenerative braking

Regenerative-braking transmission downshift torque limiting

Torque converter clutch capacity based on regenerative braking request

Predictive engine pull up and pull down in hybrid vehicle

Vehicle torque control

NEFCY BERNARD D

Biased speed control for an electric machine in a hybrid vehicle

Vehicle battery state of charge hold function and energy management

Transmission control during regenerative braking

Controlled regenerative braking torque incrementing in hybrid vehicle downshift

Method and system to manage driveline oscillations with motor torque adjustment