Apparatus and method for controlling engine of vehicle using height information
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1. An apparatus for controlling an engine of a vehicle using height information, comprising:
- a height information management unit configured to store height information;
a travelling information management unit configured to store travelling information of the vehicle, the travelling information including a position of the vehicle;
a vehicle information detector configured to transmit vehicle state information to the idling controller through sensors; and
an idling controller configured to detect an idling state of the vehicle based on the vehicle state information transmitted from the vehicle information detector, and to extract travelling information of the vehicle from the travelling information unit when the vehicle is stopped and a time period elapses after stopping, and to extract one or more items of height information from the height information management unit according to the position of the vehicle included in the travelling information to determine a slope of the vehicle,wherein the idling controller is configured to control an idling of the vehicle according to the determined 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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1. An apparatus for controlling an engine of a vehicle using height information, comprising:
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a height information management unit configured to store height information; a travelling information management unit configured to store travelling information of the vehicle, the travelling information including a position of the vehicle; a vehicle information detector configured to transmit vehicle state information to the idling controller through sensors; and an idling controller configured to detect an idling state of the vehicle based on the vehicle state information transmitted from the vehicle information detector, and to extract travelling information of the vehicle from the travelling information unit when the vehicle is stopped and a time period elapses after stopping, and to extract one or more items of height information from the height information management unit according to the position of the vehicle included in the travelling information to determine a slope of the vehicle, wherein the idling controller is configured to control an idling of the vehicle according to the determined slope of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for controlling an engine of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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sensing an idling state of the vehicle from a vehicle state information; extracting travelling information of the vehicle when the vehicle has stopped and a time period elapses after stopping, the travelling information including the position of the vehicle when the vehicle is stopped; extracting height information according to the position of the vehicle included in the travelling information from stored height information; generating slope information in a moving direction of the vehicle from the extracted height information of the vehicle and traveling information of the vehicle; comparing slope information of the vehicle with a reference value; and outputting a control signal that maintains or stops idling of the vehicle according to the comparison result. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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