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US 8,035,532 B2Granted
Vehicle location based particulate matter filter regeneration
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorAdam Vosz
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Abstract
A regeneration control system for a vehicle comprises a regeneration control module and a disabling module. The regeneration control module selectively initiates a regeneration of a particulate matter filter of the vehicle. The disabling module selectively disables the regeneration control module based on a location of the vehicle provided by a global positioning system (GPS).
Claims16
A regeneration control system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a regeneration control module that selectively initiates a regeneration of a particulate matter filter of said vehicle;
- a disabling module that selectively disables said regeneration control module based on a location of said vehicle provided by a global positioning system (GPS);
- and
- a location identification module that identifies expected parking locations for said vehicle based on stored vehicle locations at or near which at least one of said vehicle was parked and an engine of said vehicle was shut down and that selectively outputs a parking indicator based on said vehicle location and at least one of said expected parking locations,
- wherein said disabling module disables said regeneration control module when said parking indicator is output.
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A regeneration control system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a regeneration control module that selectively initiates a regeneration of a particulate matter filter of said vehicle;
- a disabling module that selectively disables said regeneration control module based on a location of said vehicle provided by a global positioning system (GPS);
- and
- an off-road identification module that selectively outputs an off-road indicator based on said vehicle location and a database of roadways,
- wherein said disabling module disables said regeneration control module when said off-road indicator is output.
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A method for a vehicle, comprising:
- selectively initiating regeneration of a particulate matter filter of said vehicle using a regeneration control module;
- selectively disabling said regeneration control module based on a location of said vehicle provided by a global positioning system (GPS);
- identifying expected parking locations for said vehicle based on stored vehicle locations at or near which at least one of said vehicle was parked and an engine of said vehicle was shut down;
- and
- selectively outputting a parking indicator based on said vehicle location and at least one of said expected parking locations,
- wherein said selectively disabling comprises disabling said regeneration control module when said parking indicator is output.
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A method for a vehicle, comprising:
- selectively initiating regeneration of a particulate matter filter of said vehicle using a regeneration control module;
- selectively disabling said regeneration control module based on a location of said vehicle provided by a global positioning system (GPS);
- and
- selectively outputting an off-road indicator based on said location of said vehicle and a database of roadways,
- wherein said selectively disabling comprises disabling said regeneration control module when said off-road indicator is output.
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