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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2016
Applicant:
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Inventors:
Martin T. Books, Columbus, IN (US);
Praveen C. Muralidhar, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/48 (2007.10); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 20/00 (2016.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 40/13 (2012.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/18018 (2013.01); B60K 6/48 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 20/00 (2013.01); B60W 30/18118 (2013.01); B60W 40/13 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0093 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0657 (2013.01); B60W 2520/10 (2013.01); B60W 2520/105 (2013.01); B60W 2530/10 (2013.01); B60W 2550/142 (2013.01); B60W 2550/40 (2013.01); B60W 2550/402 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/18016 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6286 (2013.01); Y10S 903/903 (2013.01);
Abstract
Controls for improved drivability of a vehicle equipped with start/stop logic are disclosed. A nominal control stop for the internal combustion engine of the vehicle is disabled or prevented from occurring in response to a vehicle mass and route grade indicating a roll back condition for the vehicle exists if the nominal control stop for the engine were to take place.