MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE
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Abstract
In one aspect of the invention there is provided a motor vehicle comprising an engine, the vehicle being operable automatically to stop the engine responsive to a determination that the engine is not required to provide torque to drive the vehicle, wherein the vehicle comprises control means operable to monitor a value of one or more parameters associated with the vehicle during a drive cycle, the control means being arranged automatically to determine whether a current driving style of a driver corresponds to an economy-oriented driving style or a performance-oriented driving style responsive to the value of the one or more parameters over time during the drive cycle, the control means being operable to over-ride stopping of the engine when it is determined that the driving style of the driver corresponds to a performance-oriented style.
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50 Claims
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31. A controller for a motor vehicle having an engine and an engine control system operable automatically to stop the engine in dependence on a determination that the engine is not required to provide torque to drive the vehicle, wherein the controller is configured to:
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monitor one or more parameters associated with the vehicle during a drive cycle; determine whether a current driving style of a driver corresponds to a first driving style or a second driving style in dependence on the value of the one or more parameters over time during the drive cycle; and to over-ride stopping of the engine by the engine control system when it is determined that the driving style of the driver corresponds to the second driving style. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A method of controlling a stop/start motor vehicle, the method comprising:
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using a controller for monitoring a value over time of one or more parameters associated with the vehicle during a drive cycle; using the controller for determining whether a current driving style of a driver corresponds to a first driving style or a second driving style responsive to the value of the one or more parameters over time; and over-riding stopping of the engine when it is determined that the driving style of the driver corresponds to the second driving style.
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