Stop/start vehicle and method for controlling engine of same

摘要

A stop/start system of a vehicle can issue auto stop commands and auto start commands. An engine of the vehicle is auto stopped in response to the auto stop commands and auto started in response to the auto start commands. The stop/start system can prevent an auto stop of the engine based on a predicted stop duration for a predicted stop location for the vehicle such that the engine remains running when the predicted stop duration is less than a threshold duration and the vehicle is stopped in a vicinity of the predicted stop location.

主权项

1. A vehicle comprising:
an engine; and a stop/start system configured to issue auto stop commands and auto start commands, wherein the engine is auto stopped in response to the auto stop commands and auto started in response to the auto start commands and wherein the stop/start system selectively prevents an auto stop of the engine within a stop zone around a known stop location based on a speed of the vehicle being less than a threshold speed and a predicted stop duration for the known stop location being less than a threshold duration, wherein a size of the stop zone is based on the threshold speed.