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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2011
Applicants:
Alex O'connor Gibson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Felix Nedorezov, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Chad Everette Griffin, Pinckney, MI (US);
Inventors:
Alex O'Connor Gibson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Felix Nedorezov, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Chad Everette Griffin, Pinckney, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/10 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for restarting an engine in response to a driver's change-of-mind. In one embodiment, the engine is shutdown during an idle stop with the transmission in a higher gear or with the transmission tied-up to a transmission case. In response to a driver change-of-mind restart request, the transmission is downshifted, or released from the tie-up, to return driveline torque.