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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2010
Applicant:
Lucian Lippok, Cologne, DE;
Inventor:
Lucian Lippok, Cologne, DE;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2011.01); G06G 7/70 (2006.01); B60T 13/66 (2006.01); B60T 17/22 (2006.01); F02N 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 13/662 (2013.01); B60T 17/22 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0638 (2013.01); B60W 2540/10 (2013.01); B60W 2710/024 (2013.01); F02N 11/084 (2013.01); F02N 2200/0807 (2013.01); Y02T 10/48 (2013.01);
Abstract
Method for estimating the negative pressure in a motor vehicle brake force booster, and a stop/start control device is disclosed. One embodiment of the invention relates to a method for estimating the negative pressure in a motor vehicle brake force booster with reference to the hydraulic pressure in a brake master cylinder. According to the embodiment, the negative pressure is estimated solely on the basis of hydraulic pressure in the brake master cylinder and of the actual engine speed. One embodiment of the invention also relates to a stop/start control device for a motor vehicles.