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US 12,643,528 B2Granted
Engine brake control system
AssigneeFca US LLC
InventorsDaniel P Cashen, Emily A Robb, Esaias A Pech
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Abstract
A method and system of controlling engine braking in a vehicle, include determining that an accelerator input is not being activated, determining at least one vehicle condition, determining at least one path of travel condition of a road on which the vehicle is traveling, and applying an engine brake as a function of the at least one vehicle condition and the at least one path of travel condition.
Claims19
A method of controlling engine braking in a vehicle, comprising:
- determining that an accelerator input is not being activated;
- determining at least one vehicle condition;
- determining at least one path of travel condition of a road on which the vehicle is traveling;
- applying an engine brake as a function of the at least one vehicle condition and the at least one path of travel condition;
- and
- detecting actuation of the accelerator input or a user actuated brake and then ceasing application of the engine brake.
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A system, comprising:
- one or more vehicle sensors;
- a control system that includes at least one electronic control unit, and memory including programming, the control system being in communication with the one or more vehicle sensors, and the programming arranged to:
- determine that an accelerator input is not being activated;
- determine at least one vehicle condition;
- determine at least one path of travel condition of a road on which the vehicle is traveling;
- and
- apply an engine brake as a function of the at least one vehicle condition and the at least one path of travel condition.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.