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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Alex O'Connor Gibson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael M. S. Simon, Plymouth, MI (US);
Felix Nedorezov, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/08 (2006.01); B60W 30/192 (2012.01); F02P 5/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/08 (2013.01); B60W 30/192 (2013.01); F02N 11/0818 (2013.01); F02N 2200/023 (2013.01); F02N 2300/102 (2013.01); F02P 5/1506 (2013.01); F02P 5/1508 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and a system for improving operation of an automatically started engine are described. In one example, engine speed is adjusted to a sole run-up speed and, held at the desired engine run-up speed for a desired period, before being ramped to an idle speed.