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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ahmed Awadi, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Hafiz Khafagy, Dearborn, MI (US);
Hussam Makkiya, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abraham Mezaael, Southfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/08 (2006.01); F02D 41/06 (2006.01); F02D 41/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/0822 (2013.01); F02N 11/0825 (2013.01); F02D 41/042 (2013.01); F02D 41/062 (2013.01); F02D 2200/501 (2013.01); F02D 2200/503 (2013.01); F02D 2200/602 (2013.01); F02N 2200/061 (2013.01); F02N 2200/0801 (2013.01); F02N 2200/102 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for operating a vehicle that includes an engine that may be automatically stopped and started are described. In one example, the inhibiting or preventing automatic engine stopping may be performed when a human driver releases a brake pedal, which causes the engine to automatically start, and the inhibiting may continue until vehicle speed exceeds a speed where the engine was automatically stopped.