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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2013
Filed:
May. 25, 2010
Amin Abboud, Livonia, MI (US);
Norman Schoenek, Novi, MI (US);
Qi MA, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Gary E. Mcgee, Oxford, MI (US);
Joseph R. Dulzo, Novi, MI (US);
Amin Abboud, Livonia, MI (US);
Norman Schoenek, Novi, MI (US);
Qi Ma, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Gary E. McGee, Oxford, MI (US);
Joseph R. Dulzo, Novi, MI (US);
Abstract
A control system for a vehicle that includes an engine includes an engine-stop module and a fuel control module. The engine-stop module determines whether to stop the engine based on at least one of input from a driver of the vehicle and vehicle operating parameters. The fuel control module stops the engine and controls a rate of engine speed decay by disabling fueling to cylinders of the engine according to a predetermined sequence.