A METHOD TO REDUCE A STARTING TIME OF AN ENGINE

摘要

An electronic control unit 10 to reduce a starting time of an engine 12 in a vehicle, the electronic control unit 10 comprises a calculating means 14 adapted to calculate an initial starting time period taken by the engine to reach a threshold speed. The electronic control unit 10 comprises dividing means 16 adapted to divide the initial starting time period into plurality of individual time periods in dependence with a speed of the engine 12. The electronic control unit 10 comprises varying means 18 adapted to vary at least two parameters of the engine and a reducing means 20 adapted to reduce the individual time period in dependence with the variation in the at least two parameters. The calculating means 14 calculates reduced individual time period and the reducing means 20 reduces the starting time period of the engine in dependence with the reduced individual time period. Figure 1