Gear engagement control system and method
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1. A control system, comprising:
- an auto-stop module that stops an engine when a brake pedal position is greater than a threshold position and a transmission is in a drive gear;
an auto-start module that starts the engine when the brake pedal position is less than a minimum position and the engine stop is initiated; and
a starter module that, when the engine start is initiated and an engine speed is greater than zero, engages a pinion gear of a starter with a ring gear of an engine by reciprocally actuating the pinion gear between a retracted position and an extended position N times, wherein N is an integer greater than two.
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Abstract
A control system includes an auto-stop module, an auto-start module, and a starter module. The auto-stop module stops an engine when a brake pedal position is greater than a threshold position and a transmission is in a drive gear. The auto-start module starts the engine when the brake pedal position is less than a minimum position and the engine stop is initiated. When the engine start is initiated and an engine speed is greater than zero, the starter module engages a pinion gear of a starter with a ring gear of an engine by reciprocally actuating the pinion gear N times between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein N is an integer greater than two.
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1. A control system, comprising:
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an auto-stop module that stops an engine when a brake pedal position is greater than a threshold position and a transmission is in a drive gear; an auto-start module that starts the engine when the brake pedal position is less than a minimum position and the engine stop is initiated; and a starter module that, when the engine start is initiated and an engine speed is greater than zero, engages a pinion gear of a starter with a ring gear of an engine by reciprocally actuating the pinion gear between a retracted position and an extended position N times, wherein N is an integer greater than two. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A control system, comprising:
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a gear rotation module that initiates rotation of a first gear; and a gear actuation module that engages the first gear with a second gear rotating at a different speed by reciprocally actuating the first gear between a retracted position and an extended position N times, wherein N is an integer greater than two. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method, comprising:
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initiating rotation of a first gear; and engaging the first gear with a second gear rotating at a different speed by reciprocally actuating the first gear between a retracted position and an extended position N times, wherein N is an integer greater than two. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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