APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ENGINE OF VEHICLE USING HEIGHT INFORMATION
First Claim
1. An apparatus for controlling an engine of a vehicle using height information, comprising:
- a height information management unit storing a plurality of height information; and
an idling controller that extracts one or more height information from the height information management unit according to a position of the vehicle to determine a slope of the vehicle and controls an idling of the vehicle according to the slope of the vehicle.
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Abstract
Disclosed is an apparatus for controlling engine using height information capable of preventing an engine from stopping according to a position of a vehicle. An apparatus for controlling an engine of a vehicle using height information includes: a height information management unit storing a plurality of height information; and an idling controller that extracts one or more height information according to a position of the vehicle from the height information management unit to determine a slope of the vehicle and controls the idling of the vehicle according to the determination result.
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16 Claims
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1. An apparatus for controlling an engine of a vehicle using height information, comprising:
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a height information management unit storing a plurality of height information; and an idling controller that extracts one or more height information from the height information management unit according to a position of the vehicle to determine a slope of the vehicle and controls an idling of the vehicle according to the slope of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for controlling an engine of a vehicle, comprising:
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extracting height information according to a position of a vehicle among a plurality of height information; comparing slope information generated from the extracted height information with a reference value; and outputting a control signal that maintains or stops the idling of the vehicle according to the comparison result. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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