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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2018
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Jason Hoon Lee, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Sejun Kim, Seoul, KR;
Kwangwoo Jeong, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Byungho Lee, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignees:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/08 (2006.01); G01S 19/42 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/0833 (2013.01); G01S 19/42 (2013.01); F02N 2200/0801 (2013.01); F02N 2200/101 (2013.01); F02N 2200/102 (2013.01); F02N 2200/123 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for controlling activation of an ISG system is provided. The method includes obtaining a current vehicle location and determining whether the current vehicle location is within an ISG inhibition area. When the current location of the vehicle is within the ISG inhibition area, an ISG mode is automatically inhibited to prevent the engine from being turned off.