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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2024
Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (US);
Arnez Franklin, New Albany, OH (US);
Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (US);
Abstract
In an approach to active engine idle control, an apparatus comprises: an accelerator module interface; an engine control module (ECM) interface; a computer readable storage media; and a controller. The controller is configured to: determine an engine speed target for a vehicle engine in revolutions per minute (RPM) based on an electrical load on the vehicle; determine a voltage curve for one or more position sensors of an accelerator module in the vehicle; determine a voltage target for the ECM for each position sensor of the one or more position sensors; and responsive to a first signal that the apparatus is engaged and a second signal that the vehicle is stopped, set an input voltage to the ECM at the voltage target for each of the one or more position sensors.