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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Douglas Raymond Martin, Canton, MI (US);
Richard Paul Taylor, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Matthew D. Smith, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/14 (2006.01); F01N 11/00 (2006.01); B60W 20/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/22 (2006.01); F01N 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/50 (2013.01); F01N 11/00 (2013.01); F01N 11/007 (2013.01); F02D 41/1495 (2013.01); F02D 41/222 (2013.01); F01N 9/00 (2013.01); F02D 41/1475 (2013.01); Y02T 10/47 (2013.01); Y10S 903/904 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods are provided for performing diagnostic routines in a hybrid vehicle. In one example approach, a method for operating a hybrid vehicle comprises inhibiting engine shutdown and enabling deceleration fuel shut off to perform a monitoring test while a vehicle speed is above a threshold speed.