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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Anthony Boyko, Windsor, CA;
Alexander O'Connor Gibson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jarret Zablocki, St. Clair Shores, MI (US);
Scott Steadmon Thompson, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/00 (2016.01); F02D 41/04 (2006.01); F02D 41/26 (2006.01); B60W 20/12 (2016.01); F02N 11/08 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/12 (2016.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); F02D 41/042 (2013.01); F02D 41/26 (2013.01); F02N 11/0851 (2013.01); F02N 11/0862 (2013.01); Y10S 903/905 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for positioning an engine during engine stopping and during vehicle activation are described. In one example, a belt integrated starter/generator rotates an engine before the engine is started to reduce engine starting time and determine engine position before the engine is started. The engine may be rotated to a first or second position based on a destination of the vehicle.