SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZATION AND CONTROL OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE STARTING
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1. A method, comprising:
- maintaining a plurality of engine speed profiles for starting an internal combustion engine of a vehicle;
selecting a target engine speed profile from the plurality of engine speed profiles based on operator inputs from an operator of the vehicle and operating parameters of the vehicle;
driving the internal combustion engine with a starter motor in response to selecting the target engine speed profile;
determining an instantaneous engine speed during the starting duration;
regulating the speed of the internal combustion engine during the starting duration in response to the instantaneous engine speed to substantially conform the speed of the internal combustion engine with the target speed profile; and
starting the internal combustion engine when the speed of the internal combustion engine reaches a target speed of the target speed profile.
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Abstract
An engine starting system and technique include selecting a target engine speed profile from a plurality of engine speed profiles based on operator inputs and operating parameters of the vehicle. A feedback control strategy is used to substantially conform the engine speed with the target speed profile during starting until a target speed is reached in which fueling is initiated to start the engine.
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26 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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maintaining a plurality of engine speed profiles for starting an internal combustion engine of a vehicle; selecting a target engine speed profile from the plurality of engine speed profiles based on operator inputs from an operator of the vehicle and operating parameters of the vehicle; driving the internal combustion engine with a starter motor in response to selecting the target engine speed profile; determining an instantaneous engine speed during the starting duration; regulating the speed of the internal combustion engine during the starting duration in response to the instantaneous engine speed to substantially conform the speed of the internal combustion engine with the target speed profile; and starting the internal combustion engine when the speed of the internal combustion engine reaches a target speed of the target speed profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method, comprising:
operating a vehicle with a powertrain to satisfy a driver torque demand, and while operating the vehicle; selecting a target engine speed profile from a plurality of engine speed profiles stored in a controller of the vehicle, wherein selecting the target speed profile includes interpreting operator inputs and operating parameters of the vehicle with the controller to determine the target speed profile; providing a control command to a starter motor to drive the internal combustion engine according to the target speed profile over a starting duration; determining the instantaneous engine speed during the starting duration; modifying the control command during the starting duration to regulate the speed of the internal combustion engine to substantially conform with the target speed profile based on the instantaneous speed determination; and fueling the internal combustion engine when an actual speed of the internal combustion engine is within a region around a first threshold target speed of the target speed profile. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system, comprising:
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a powertrain including an internal combustion engine having an output shaft; at least one starter motor operable to rotate the output shaft of the internal combustion during starting of the internal combustion engine; a controller in communication with the internal combustion engine and the starter motor configured to initiate starting of the internal combustion engine, the controller comprising; an engine speed profile selection module configured to determine a target speed profile for starting the internal combustion engine, wherein the engine speed profile selection module is further configured interpret operator inputs and operating parameters of the internal combustion engine to select the target speed profile from a plurality of engine speed profiles stored in a memory of the controller; and a starter motor command module configured to determine a control command for the starter motor to rotate the output shaft of the internal combustion engine in response to the selected target speed profile, wherein the starter motor command module is configured to regulate the control command over a starting duration in response to an instantaneous engine speed determination to substantially conform the speed of the internal combustion engine with the target speed profile during the starting duration. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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