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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2012
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ingo Lenz, Cologne, DE;
Chris Connelly, Essex, GB;
Chris Edward Pedlar, Essex, GB;
Rainer Busch, Aachen, DE;
Urs Christen, Aachen, DE;
Baekhyun (“Harry”) Cho, Essex, GB;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 59/36 (2006.01); F16H 59/50 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); B60W 10/02 (2006.01); F02N 11/08 (2006.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2013.01); B60W 10/02 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 30/18018 (2013.01); B60W 30/18063 (2013.01); B60W 30/18072 (2013.01); F02N 11/08 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0075 (2013.01); B60W 2520/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of operating a vehicle powertrain, includes: sensing a vehicle speed; selecting a plurality of control strategies; activating one of the plurality of control strategies, the control strategy including: (i) operating the vehicle in a stationary start-stop mode when the vehicle speed is below a first threshold; and (ii) operating the vehicle in a rolling stationary start-stop mode when the vehicle speed is above the first threshold but below a second threshold.