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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2008
Applicants:
Lan Wang, Troy, MI (US);
Wenbo Wang, Novi, MI (US);
Zhong Wang, Westland, MI (US);
James L. Worthing, Munith, MI (US);
Michael Kappaz, Troy, MI (US);
Inventors:
Lan Wang, Troy, MI (US);
Wenbo Wang, Novi, MI (US);
Zhong Wang, Westland, MI (US);
James L. Worthing, Munith, MI (US);
Michael Kappaz, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and controller for operating cruise control in a vehicle having an engine with active fuel management (AFM) is provided. Adaptive scaler values can be determined based on a cylinder deactivation signal and calibrated scaler values. Cruise control commands can be calculated based on the adaptive scaler values. A speed of the vehicle can be controlled based on the cruise control commands.