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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2005
Applicants:
David Brigham, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Brandon Masterson, Whitmore Lake, MI (US);
Mark Yamazaki, Canton, MI (US);
Kathleen Bailey, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
David Brigham, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Brandon Masterson, Whitmore Lake, MI (US);
Mark Yamazaki, Canton, MI (US);
Kathleen Bailey, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05F 17/00 (2006.01); B60K 6/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method of controlling activation of a power source of a hybrid electric vehicle. The method includes determining a vehicle speed, determining an operating state of a brake system, and controlling activation of the power source based on at least one of the vehicle speed and the operating state of the brake system.