Vehicle and method of controlling engine start for the same
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorHyung Sun Jang
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Abstract
Disclosed are a vehicle and an engine control method for more conveniently restarting an engine in the state in which a function of automatically turning off the engine is activated during braking for improving fuel efficiency. The engine control method includes turning off an engine through an idle stop and go (ISG) system during braking due to manipulation of a brake pedal, determining whether at least one preset starting condition is satisfied based on information on a forward environment, and turning on the engine irrespective of whether manipulation of the brake pedal is released when any one of the at least one starting condition is satisfied.
Claims19
An engine control method comprising:
- turning off, by a controller, an engine by an idle stop and go (ISG) system during braking due to manipulation of a brake pedal of a vehicle;
- determining, by the controller, whether at least one preset starting condition is satisfied based on information on a forward environment of the vehicle;
- and
- turning on, by the controller, the engine irrespective of whether manipulation of the brake pedal is released when the at least one preset starting condition is satisfied;
- wherein turning off the engine and turning on the engine are performed while an ISG function of the ISG system is activated.
A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having a program recorded thereon, the program to direct a processor to perform acts of:
- turning off an engine by an idle stop and go (ISG) system during braking due to manipulation of a brake pedal of a vehicle;
- determining whether at least one preset starting condition is satisfied based on information on a forward environment of the vehicle;
- and
- turning on the engine irrespective of whether manipulation of the brake pedal is released when the at least one preset starting condition is satisfied,
- wherein turning off the engine and turning on the engine are performed while an ISG function of the ISG system is activated.
A vehicle comprising:
- an engine;
- and
- a controller configured to determine whether to turn on the engine when an idle stop and go (ISG) system has turned off the engine based on manipulation of a brake pedal of the vehicle,
- wherein the controller comprises:
- a sensor data processor configured to acquire information on a forward environment of the vehicle;
- a starting condition determiner configured to determine whether at least one preset starting condition is satisfied based on the information on the forward environment;
- and
- an ISG controller configured to perform a control to cause the ISG system to turn on the engine irrespective of whether the brake pedal is released when the at least one preset starting condition is satisfied.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.