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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2022
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Chenliu Stephen Lu, Northville, MI (US);
Cary Cole, Wixom, MI (US);
Jonathan Barker, Detroit, MI (US);
Jared King, Southfield, MI (US);
Chad Archer, Westland, MI (US);
Jeremy Palko, Windsor, CA;
Matthew Ryan Preston, Whitmore Lake, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for operating a vehicle that includes an engine that may be automatically stopped and started are described. In one example, inhibiting of automatic engine stopping and starting may be based on comparing an engine off opportunity and a plurality of auxiliary logic performances. The plurality of auxiliary logic performances may be based on a plurality of auxiliary control routine blocks.