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- Patent Title: Systems and methods for controlling a vehicle equipped with start-stop logic in response to vehicle mass and route grade
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Application No.: US15222140Application Date: 2016-07-28
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Publication No.: US10336330B2Publication Date: 2019-07-02
- Inventor: Martin T. Books , Praveen C. Muralidhar
- Applicant: Cummins Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IN Columbus
- Assignee: Cummins Inc.
- Current Assignee: Cummins Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Columbus
- Agency: Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
- Main IPC: B60K6/48
- IPC: B60K6/48 ; B60W10/06 ; B60W20/00 ; B60W30/18 ; B60W40/13 ; B60W50/00
Abstract:
Controls for improved drivability of a vehicle equipped with start/stop logic are disclosed. A nominal control stop for the internal combustion engine of the vehicle is disabled or prevented from occurring in response to a vehicle mass and route grade indicating a roll back condition for the vehicle exists if the nominal control stop for the engine were to take place.
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