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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2011
Applicants:
Lena Larsson, Västra Frölunda, SE;
Anders Eriksson, Torslanda, SE;
Jan Öberg, Goteborg, SE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Volvo Lastvagnar AB, Göteborg, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/02 (2006.01); B60W 10/11 (2012.01); F16H 61/02 (2006.01); B60W 10/10 (2012.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); F16H 59/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/02 (2013.01); B60W 10/11 (2013.01); B60W 30/18072 (2013.01); F16H 61/0213 (2013.01); B60W 10/10 (2013.01); B60W 30/18027 (2013.01); B60W 2030/1809 (2013.01); B60W 2710/0627 (2013.01); B60W 2710/1005 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/18083 (2013.01); F16H 59/58 (2013.01); F16H 2061/023 (2013.01); Y10T 477/6805 (2015.01); Y10T 477/688 (2015.01);
Abstract
A system and a method for operating an engine of a vehicle are provided wherein a transmission coupled to the engine has a freewheeling mode. The engine is switched off by setting the transmission into the freewheeling mode and interrupting fuel supply to the engine in the freewheeling mode depending on one or more operating conditions of the vehicle. A gear in the transmission is selected proactively depending on one or more operating actions of the vehicle anticipated to be required on or within a predefined time limit after restart of the engine.