Vehicle ready light control method and system
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJoseph Francis Valascho, Jamala Massenburg, Raymond C. Siciak, Dino H Candela, Michael L. Gusta
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Abstract
A vehicle ready light control method includes providing a vehicle having a vehicle ready light and illuminating the vehicle ready light when a powertrain of the vehicle is enabled and at least one of the following conditions exists: the vehicle is in park mode or neutral mode; an engine RPM speed of the vehicle is below a predetermined RPM value and a wheel speed of the vehicle is below a predetermined wheel speed. A vehicle ready light control system is also disclosed.
Claims20
A control method for a vehicle ready light of a vehicle, said vehicle ready light indicating whether said vehicle is ready to be operated, comprising the steps of:
- illuminating said vehicle ready light when an engine or electric driven hybrid powertrain of said vehicle is enabled, and at least one of the following conditions is sensed:
- the vehicle is in park mode or neutral mode;
- an engine RPM speed of said vehicle is below a predetermined RPM value;
- and
- a wheel speed of said vehicle is below a predetermined wheel speed;
- and
- maintaining the vehicle ready light in a non-illuminated condition when none of the conditions are met or extinguishing said ready light when none of the conditions are sensed.
A control method for a vehicle ready light of a vehicle, comprising:
- providing a vehicle having a vehicle ready light, said vehicle ready light indicating whether said vehicle is ready to be operated;
- initiating operation of said vehicle by enabling a engine or electric driven hybrid powertrain of said vehicle;
- illuminating said vehicle ready light for a predetermined time interval;
- maintaining illumination of said vehicle ready light after said predetermined time interval when said powertrain of said vehicle is enabled and at least one of the following conditions is sensed:
- said vehicle is in park mode or neutral mode;
- an engine RPM speed of said vehicle is below a predetermined RPM value;
- and
- a wheel speed of said vehicle is below a predetermined wheel speed;
- and
- maintaining the vehicle ready light in a non-illuminated condition when none of the conditions are sensed.
A control method for a vehicle ready light of a vehicle, said vehicle ready light indicating whether said vehicle is ready to be operated, comprising the steps of:
- turning the vehicle on;
- illuminating the vehicle ready light when a engine or electric driven hybrid powertrain of the vehicle is enabled, and when at least one of the following conditions is sensed:
- the vehicle is in park mode or neutral mode;
- an engine RPM speed of the vehicle is below a predetermined RPM value;
- and
- a wheel speed of the vehicle is below a predetermined wheel speed;
- and
- maintaining the vehicle ready light in a non-illuminated condition when none of the conditions are sensed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.