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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2014
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ross Dykstra Pursifull, Dearborn, MI (US);
Gopichandra Surnilla, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Donald Lewis, Bath Springs, TN (US);
Joseph Norman Ulrey, Dearborn, MI (US);
John D. Russell, Portland, OR (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Method and systems are provided for controlling a vehicle system including an engine that is selectively deactivated during engine idle-stop conditions. One example method comprises, adjusting a brake torque applied to a deactivated rotating engine after an engine restart request, the brake torque applied to slow the engine to at least a predetermined threshold speed without stopping the engine, and engaging a starter to the still rotating engine to increase the engine speed and restart the engine.