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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2020
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey Allen Doering, Canton, MI (US);
Kevin Ray Ruybal, Canton, MI (US);
Jason Meyer, Canton, MI (US);
Mark Steven Yamazaki, Canton, MI (US);
Rajit Johri, Canton, MI (US);
Ming Lang Kuang, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 30/192 (2012.01); B60W 10/02 (2006.01); B60K 6/387 (2007.10); B60W 20/10 (2016.01); B60W 20/40 (2016.01); B60W 30/188 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60K 6/387 (2013.01); B60W 10/02 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 20/10 (2013.01); B60W 20/40 (2013.01); B60W 30/192 (2013.01); B60L 2240/423 (2013.01); B60W 30/1882 (2013.01); B60W 2540/10 (2013.01); B60W 2710/021 (2013.01); B60W 2710/0666 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for operating a vehicle that may be automatically stopped and started is described. In one example, the method includes starting an engine via expansion stroke combustion in response to a request to urgently start the engine. In addition, the method includes adjusting a position of a compression relief valve in response to a predicted urgency of an engine start.