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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019
Filed:
May. 20, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Shane Elwart, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Sudipto Aich, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jamel Seagraves, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/24 (2006.01); F02N 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/24 (2013.01); F02N 11/0818 (2013.01); F02N 11/0837 (2013.01); F02N 2200/123 (2013.01); F02N 2200/125 (2013.01); F02N 2300/2004 (2013.01); F02N 2300/2008 (2013.01); Y02T 10/48 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method or system for controlling a vehicle having auto stop and auto start functions includes selectively inhibiting or disabling the auto stop or auto start functions in response to a detected vehicle position relative to an automatically learned vehicle route. The vehicle route is learned in response to previous drive cycles.