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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2010
Sharon Liu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Henry A. Hainer, Ray, MI (US);
Michael Simon, Plymouth, MI (US);
Joshua D Cowgill, Hartland, MI (US);
Douglas R. Verner, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Sharon Liu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Henry A. Hainer, Ray, MI (US);
Michael Simon, Plymouth, MI (US);
Joshua D Cowgill, Hartland, MI (US);
Douglas R. Verner, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Abstract
A control system includes an auto-stop module, an auto-start module, and a starter module. The auto-stop module stops an engine when a brake pedal position is greater than a threshold position and a transmission is in a drive gear. The auto-start module starts the engine when the brake pedal position is less than a minimum position and the engine stop is initiated. When the engine start is initiated and an engine speed is greater than zero, the starter module engages a pinion gear of a starter with a ring gear of an engine by reciprocally actuating the pinion gear N times between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein N is an integer greater than two.