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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2016
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Hafiz Shafeek Khafagy, Dearborn, MI (US);
Daniel Benjamin Kok, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ahmed Awadi, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Raed Younis, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Mohannad Hakeem, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes electric brakes, an engine with a starter, a battery and a controller. The battery has a voltage and is configured to power the starter, the electric brakes, and the controller. The controller is configured to, in response to a speed of the vehicle falling within a specified range without propulsive demand and while the voltage is greater than an upper voltage that varies based on a charge needed to engage the brakes to stop the vehicle, stop the engine.