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AUTOMATIC SHUTDOWN SYSTEM FOR AUTOMOBILES

  • US 20120310515A1
  • Filed: 08/14/2012
  • Published: 12/06/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/24/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for automatically shutting down an engine of a motor vehicle, comprising:

  • a plurality of status indicators, each providing status data in response to an operational parameter of the vehicle, wherein the status data from each of the status indicators has a predetermined status value,a controller responsive to the status data and configured to (1) sum the status values of the status data received by the controller to determine an aggregated status value, (2) compare the aggregated status value to a predetermined shutdown threshold value, and (3) provide a shutdown signal if the aggregated status value is at least equal to the shutdown threshold value for a predetermined time interval; and

    an engine control unit in signal communication with the controller and operable to shut down the engine in response to the shutdown signal.

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