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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2017
Applicants:
James J Daley, Jackson, MI (US);
Joseph M Dekar, Jackson, MI (US);
Roger C Sager, Munith, MI (US);
Brian L Terwedo, Okemos, MI (US);
Gregg T Black, Livonia, MI (US);
Inventors:
James J Daley, Jackson, MI (US);
Joseph M Dekar, Jackson, MI (US);
Roger C Sager, Munith, MI (US);
Brian L Terwedo, Okemos, MI (US);
Gregg T Black, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/14 (2006.01); B60K 31/04 (2006.01); B60K 31/00 (2006.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/143 (2013.01); B60K 31/047 (2013.01); B60W 30/14 (2013.01); B60W 30/146 (2013.01); B60K 2031/0091 (2013.01); B60K 2310/244 (2013.01); B60K 2310/30 (2013.01); B60T 2201/02 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0095 (2013.01); B60W 2520/10 (2013.01); F02D 2200/501 (2013.01); F02D 2200/606 (2013.01);
Abstract
In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, cruise control of an automotive vehicle in a fuel economy cruise control mode controls vehicle speed to be within a fuel economy speed band about a cruise control set speed so that instantaneous fuel economy is at least equal to average fuel economy.