System and method for improved vehicle response during vehicle acceleration conditions

A vehicle control method for a vehicle having an internal combustion engine coupled to a torque converter is described. In one embodiment, the engine air flow and spark are adjusted to control torque converter operation. The method can improve vehicle response to driver accelerator commands.

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Hauptverfasser:	KWONG HANK, REDMON SCOTT, ECKENRODE WILLIAM, PAGE FREDERICK, DOERING JEFF, CIARROCCHI ROB, RIEDLE BRAD
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL CALCULATING COMPUTING CONTROLLING COUNTING ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICS PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OFVEHICLES REGULATING SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES TRANSPORTING VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:	A vehicle control method for a vehicle having an internal combustion engine coupled to a torque converter is described. In one embodiment, the engine air flow and spark are adjusted to control torque converter operation. The method can improve vehicle response to driver accelerator commands.