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Data Processing: Vehicles, Navigation, And Relative Location > Vehicle Control, Guidance, Operation, Or Indication > With Indicator Or Control Of Power Plant (e.g., Performance) > Internal-combustion Engine > Digital Or Programmed Data Processor > Engine Stop, Fuel Shutoff

Engine Stop, Fuel Shutoff

Engine Stop, Fuel Shutoff patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.

10/26/06 - 20060241851 - Hev internal combustion engine pre-positioning
A method for controlling an engine that operates with negative valve overlap between an intake valve and an exhaust valve during at least some conditions, the method comprising of providing an engine stop position with at least one cylinder near top dead center of piston position and adjusting at least ...

09/21/06 - 20060212212 - Control apparatus of direct injection internal combustion engine
The present invention provides a control apparatus of a direct injection internal combustion engine used in an idling stop vehicle or the like, which can reduce residual fuel generated in a combustion chamber in an engine stop time, and prevent deterioration of exhaust performance and deterioration of exhaust gas performance ...

09/21/06 - 20060212211 - Engine control device for construction machine
An engine control device for a construction machine of the present invention is configured so that an engine is automatically stopped by an engine controller under the condition that a remote control valve is not operated, an allowance time has passed and a gate lever for opening and closing a ...

09/07/06 - 20060200300 - Intelligent driver module for controlling operation of a fuel pump
A driver module is provided for controlling operation of a fuel pump of a vehicle. The driver module includes switching circuitry for switching transmission of electrical power to the fuel pump, and a processor for executing a series of programmable instructions for controlling the switching circuitry in accordance with at ...

06/29/06 - 20060142928 - Internal combustion engine and control method therefor
An internal combustion engine and control method therefor in which the engine is selectively started by combustion without cranking. The temperature in the combustion chamber of an engine cylinder is stabilized upon starting of the engine, thereby allowing secured staring without cranking. When predetermined idling stop conditions (or engine stop ...

06/29/06 - 20060142927 - Method for starting an internal combustion engine
In a method for starting an internal combustion engine having a sensor disk which is coupled to a crankshaft of the engine, the sensor disk having a marking via an alternating arrangement of teeth and tooth spaces, and a first sensor and a second sensor each capable of generating an ...

06/15/06 - 20060129305 - Apparatus for controlling engine rotation stop by estimating kinetic energy stop position
A control apparatus for an engine increases an intake air quantity just before engine stop to increase a compression pressure in a compression stroke. As the compression pressure is increased, a negative torque in the compression stroke increases and obstructs engine rotation, and brakes the engine rotation. Thus, a range ...

05/18/06 - 20060106524 - Hybrid electric vehicle and method of selectively operating the hybrid electric vehicle
A series type hybrid electric vehicle that controls an internal combustion engine, generator, and electric motor for reducing the load applied to the internal combustion engine when the internal combustion engine is restarted, lowers the thermal stresses to the internal combustion engine when the engine is turned off and is ...

03/30/06 - 20060069495 - Engine kill-switch control circuit and method of operating the same
A kill-switch control circuit for use with a light-duty combustion engine determines whether to execute a controlled shut down method or an immediate shut down method in response to kill-switch activation. The selection of a shut down method is made, at least in part, by using engine speed readings and ...

02/09/06 - 20060030998 - Engine system and method with cylinder deactivation
Various systems and methods are disclosed for carrying out combustion in a fuel-cut operation in some or all of the engine cylinders of a vehicle. Further, various subsystems are considered, such as fuel vapor purging, air-fuel ratio control, engine torque control, catalyst design, and exhaust system design. ...

02/09/06 - 20060030997 - Automatic engine shutdown apparatus
An automatic engine shutdown apparatus for automatically shutting down an engine under a predetermined running or operating condition. The apparatus includes a vehicle speed sensor for detecting a vehicle speed, a throttle sensor for detecting a throttle opening, a travel history memory for storing a travel history of a vehicle, ...

01/26/06 - 20060020385 - Vehicle-mounted control system and method for an internal combustion engine
A vehicle-mounted internal combustion engine controller is provided that can properly stop an internal combustion engine in accordance with an operational state no matter whether a vehicle body is inclined. The vehicle-mounted internal combustion engine controller comprises an inclination sensor for detecting vehicle body inclination; a mechanism for determining the ...

01/19/06 - 20060015244 - Redundant engine shutdown system
An engine shutdown system is provided that includes an engine control module (ECM) (12) having sensors (20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 34, 36) that can activate an engine shutdown sequence. A set of redundant sensors (20′, 22′, 24′, 26′, 28′, 30′, 32′, 34′, 36′) and a redundant engine control ...

12/22/05 - 20050283302 - Wireless ignition kill switch controlled by a security system
A method of protecting an asset having engine which includes the steps of providing a kill switch cooperating with the engine on the asset, providing a communications receiver connected to the kill switch, providing a security system having a security panel for a protected premises, providing a communications transmitter connected ...

12/15/05 - 20050278109 - Engine control apparatus designed to ensure accuracy in determining engine position
An engine control system is provided which is designed to estimate an angular position at which a crankshaft of an engine is expected to stop at a stop of the engine for use in determining the position of the crankshaft at a start of the engine which is to be ...

10/13/05 - 20050228575 - Engine starting and stopping control device
An engine stopping and starting control device includes a prediction means, a control means, and a start control means. The prediction means predicts a cylinder on a compression stroke upon a stop during a process for stopping an engine. The control means controls a fuel injection upon a stop that ...

09/29/05 - 20050216177 - Method for determining the angle-of-rotation position of a shaft
A method for determining the angle-of-rotation position of a shaft of an internal combustion engine, particularly of a crankshaft, information regarding at least incremental angles of rotation of the shaft and run times for each incremental angle of rotation being registered and stored at least temporarily, the angle-of-rotation position being ...

09/29/05 - 20050216176 - Control system and method for an internal combustion engine and vehicle including the same system
The temperature of a component provided in or associated with an internal combustion engine is estimated with no regard to the automatic stop and the automatic start of the internal combustion engine, and at least one of the estimated temperature of the component and a parameter used to estimate the ...

07/07/05 - 20050149249 - System and method for determining engine stop position
The present invention provides a system for determining engine stop position and includes an engine tracking subsystem and a throttle control subsystem. The engine tracking subsystem is coupled to the engine and determines the engine position by sensing rotation of the crankshaft. Once the engine controller receives an engine shutdown ...

06/30/05 - 20050143901 - Method for automatically stopping an internal combustion engine with a variable stopping delay
The invention relates to a control method for an internal-combustion engine, working with a variable stopping delay. The stopping delay is essentially affected by the following parameters: the operational mode selected for the internal-combustion engine, the previous driving mode based on a driver-type classification, the past speed profile, the navigational ...

06/16/05 - 20050131621 - Method and arrangement for starting or stopping a motor-driven vehicle
The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for starting or stopping a motor-driven motor vehicle having motor functions (1) and motor-independent vehicle functions (5) which can be used independently of the type of drive and independently of the type of motor start or motor stop. For a start ...

06/02/05 - 20050119821 - Engine protection system
An engine protection system and protocol is implemented within an electronic control module. Various engine parameters, such as engine coolant level, coolant temperature, transmission fluid temperature, and engine oil pressure are monitored and compared to limit values to determine if a fault condition exists as to one or more of ...



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