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US 10,704,520 B2Granted
Method and system for controlling activation of vehicle engine idle stop and go
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorsJason Hoon Lee, Sejun Kim, Kwangwoo Jeong, Byungho Lee
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Abstract
A method for controlling activation of an ISG system is provided. The method includes obtaining a current vehicle location and determining whether the current vehicle location is within an ISG inhibition area. When the current location of the vehicle is within the ISG inhibition area, an ISG mode is automatically inhibited to prevent the engine from being turned off.
Claims20
A method of controlling activation of an idle stop and go (ISG) system, comprising:
- obtaining a current vehicle location;
- determining whether the current vehicle location is within an ISG inhibition area;
- and
- automatically inhibiting an ISG mode of the ISG system in response to determining a vehicle is within the ISG inhibition area,
- wherein the method further includes determining the ISG inhibition area by:
- receiving an ISG off input;
- obtaining and storing a location of the vehicle where the ISG off input is received;
- comparing the obtained location of the vehicle with previously stored locations;
- determining whether the obtained location of the vehicle is within a vicinity of the previously stored locations;
- and
- in response to determining that the obtained location of the vehicle is within a vicinity of the previously stored locations, flagging and joining the obtained location of the vehicle with the previously stored locations into a group.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- an engine mounted within the vehicle;
- and
- an idle stop and go (ISG) system programmed to inhibit an ISG mode based on detecting a current vehicle location within an ISG inhibition area,
- wherein the ISG system is further programmed to:
- receiving an ISG off input;
- obtaining and store a location of the vehicle where the ISG off input is received;
- compare the obtained location of the vehicle with previously stored locations;
- determine whether the obtained location of the vehicle is within a vicinity of the previously stored locations;
- and
- flag and join the obtained location of the vehicle with the previously stored locations into a group in response to determining that the obtained location of the vehicle is within a vicinity of the previously stored locations.
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A system for controlling activation of an idle stop and go (ISG) of a vehicle, comprising:
- a memory configured to store program instructions;
- and
- a processor programmed to execute the program instructions, the program instructions when executed configured to:
- obtain a current vehicle location;
- determine whether the current vehicle location is within an ISG inhibition area;
- and
- automatically inhibit an ISG mode of the ISG system in response to determining the vehicle is within the ISG inhibition area,
- wherein to determining the ISG inhibition area, the program instructions when executed are further configured to:
- receiving an ISG off input;
- obtaining and store a location of the vehicle where the ISG off input is received;
- compare the obtained location of the vehicle with previously stored locations;
- determine whether the obtained location of the vehicle is within a vicinity of the previously stored locations;
- and
- flag and join the obtained location of the vehicle with the previously stored locations into a group in response to determining that the obtained location of the vehicle is within a vicinity of the previously stored locations.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.