A control unit for a vehicle comprises an automatic engine stop-and-restart unit for stopping the engine responsive to predefined stop conditions and for restarting the engine responsive to predefined restart conditions, and a following-cruise control unit for controlling the vehicle to follow a vehicle ahead responsive to predefined following-cruise conditions. The automatic stop-and-restart unit for stopping and restarting the engine is configured to modify at least one of the stop conditions and the restart conditions during the following-cruise control.
STOP-AND-RESTART CONTROL OF A VEHICLE ENGINE
05.01.2017
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
RESTART CONTROL SYSTEM OF ENGINE, HYBRID VEHICLE, AND RESTART CONTROL METHOD OF ENGINE
Europäisches Patentamt | 2017
|Vehicle and method of controlling an engine auto-stop and restart
Europäisches Patentamt | 2015
|ENGINE RESTART CONTROL METHOD AND ENGINE RESTART CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MILD HYBRID VEHICLE
Europäisches Patentamt | 2025