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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Dominique Meroux, Fair Oaks, CA (US);
Zhen Jiang, Mountain View, CA (US);
Chen Zhang, South Lyon, MI (US);
Rebecca Kreucher, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/08 (2006.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); G06Q 50/06 (2012.01); F02D 41/04 (2006.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/06 (2006.01); G07C 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/0818 (2013.01); F02D 41/042 (2013.01); F02D 41/065 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0283 (2013.01); G06Q 50/06 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); G07C 5/02 (2013.01); B60K 2370/174 (2019.05); F02N 11/084 (2013.01); F02N 11/0822 (2013.01); F02N 11/0825 (2013.01); F02N 11/0829 (2013.01); F02N 11/0837 (2013.01); F02N 11/0844 (2013.01); F02N 2300/20 (2013.01); F02N 2300/304 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a controller programmed to activate a fuel savings feature upon satisfaction of transition conditions and inhibit the transition according to satisfaction of inhibit conditions. The controller is further programmed to accumulate data indicative of the inhibit conditions and a time associated with the conditions being satisfied over a drive cycle.