Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Smart driver presence strategy for police and commercial vehicles to increase auto-stop engine availability
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Application No.: US15059728Application Date: 2016-03-03
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Publication No.: US10363933B2Publication Date: 2019-07-30
- Inventor: Hafiz Shafeek Khafagy , Mathew Alan Boesch , Mark Edward Zyskowski , Mohannad Hakeem , Allen Magolan
- Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Brooks Kushman P.C.
- Agent David B. Kelley
- Main IPC: B60W30/18
- IPC: B60W30/18 ; B60W10/184 ; B60W10/30 ; B60W30/188 ; B60K28/04 ; B60R22/48 ; B60T7/12 ; B60W10/06 ; B60W10/18 ; F02D41/04 ; F02N11/08 ; B60W10/11 ; B60W40/08
Abstract:
A method of controlling a stop-start vehicle includes, in response to an engine being in an auto-stopped condition and a signal indicative of a driver exiting the vehicle, maintaining the engine in the auto-stopped condition. The method additionally includes securing vehicle wheels against rotation and reducing a convenience feature power consumption.
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