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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2020
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
David Andrew Ord, Woodhaven, MI (US);
Brad Alan VanDerWege, Plymouth, MI (US);
Jeffrey Allen Doering, Canton, MI (US);
Joseph Lyle Thomas, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/0818 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for restarting an engine following an engine idle-stop. In one example, a method may include upon receiving an engine restart request during an engine idle-stop, initiating combustion in a selected cylinder and based on a predicted time of attainment of peak pressure in the cylinder, activating a starter motor.