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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2006
Applicants:
Goro Tamai, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Birendra P. Bhattarai, Novi, MI (US);
William L. Aldrich, Iii, Davisburg, MI (US);
James L. Worthing, Munith, MI (US);
Inventors:
Goro Tamai, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Birendra P. Bhattarai, Novi, MI (US);
William L. Aldrich, III, Davisburg, MI (US);
James L. Worthing, Munith, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A control system for enabling an engine to operate in a deceleration fuel cutoff (DFCO) mode is provided. The system includes: an enable module that selectively enables a DFCO mode based on an accelerator pedal position; and an engine speed module that regulates engine speed based on turbine speed during a predetermined time period after the DFCO mode is enabled.