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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 11787390 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2023

Filed:

Jul. 02, 2019

Methods and systems for controlling engine idle-stop

Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Thomas G. Leone, Ypsilanti, MI (US);

Alexander O'Connor Gibson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Kenneth James Miller, Pinckney, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:

Vincent Mastrogiacomo

McCoy Russell LLP

Primary Examiner:

Aniss Chad

Assistant Examiner:

Mahmoud M Kazimi

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/12 (2016.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); F02D 29/02 (2006.01); F02D 37/02 (2006.01); F02D 41/02 (2006.01); F02D 41/26 (2006.01); F02D 41/30 (2006.01); F02N 11/08 (2006.01); F02D 41/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/12 (2016.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 30/18018 (2013.01); F02D 29/02 (2013.01); F02D 37/02 (2013.01); F02D 41/029 (2013.01); F02D 41/065 (2013.01); F02D 41/26 (2013.01); F02D 41/3005 (2013.01); F02N 11/0837 (2013.01); B60W 2510/244 (2013.01); B60W 2510/305 (2013.01); B60W 2554/00 (2020.02); B60W 2556/50 (2020.02); B60W 2556/65 (2020.02); B60W 2710/0616 (2013.01); B60W 2710/244 (2013.01); B60W 2710/305 (2013.01); F02D 2200/70 (2013.01); F02N 2200/026 (2013.01); F02N 2200/101 (2013.01); F02N 2200/124 (2013.01); F02N 2200/125 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and systems are provided for controlling an engine idle-stop based on upcoming traffic and road conditions. In one example, a method may include receiving data including traffic information and road characteristics immediately ahead of a vehicle from one or more remote sources, and adjusting one or more vehicle thresholds based on the received data. A duration of a prospective engine idle-stop may be estimated based on the received data and an engine idle-stop may be initiated based on the duration of the prospective engine idle-stop and the adjusted one or more vehicle threshold.

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