Stop-in-gear auto-start control

A method of controlling the engine of a vehicle having a stop-in-gear (SIG) stop-start system includes: a control module determining that a brake is being applied, based on an output from a brake sensor, and that a transmission is in an in-gear position, based on an output from a transmission sensor...

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Main Authors Dilli Raj Poudel, Gary David Paisley, Chris Edward Pedlar, David Hesketh
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 24.11.2021
Subjects
BLASTING
COMBUSTION ENGINES
CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE ORDIFFERENT FUNCTION
CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES
HEATING
HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
LIGHTING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TOTHE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT
STARTING AIDS FOR SUCH ENGINES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR
STARTING OF COMBUSTION ENGINES
TRANSPORTING
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
WEAPONS
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Summary:A method of controlling the engine of a vehicle having a stop-in-gear (SIG) stop-start system includes: a control module determining that a brake is being applied, based on an output from a brake sensor, and that a transmission is in an in-gear position, based on an output from a transmission sensor; and, while the brake is applied and the transmission is in an in-gear position, the control module causing the engine to start in response to detecting movement of a clutch pedal towards a released position based on an output from a clutch pedal sensor.
Bibliography:Application Number: GB20190012864