Patent ID: 11965476
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B  Y | IPC F

Claim 16:
17. A method for starting an engine of a vehicle, comprising:
categorizing one or more vehicle operating considerations into at two least sub-considerations for each of the one or more vehicle operating considerations of a selection matrix,
where the selection matrix is a data structure referenced via the one or more vehicle operating considerations,
where the data structure includes entries that form different combinations of the one or more vehicle operating considerations within the data structure, and
where each of the different combinations of the one or more vehicle operating considerations corresponds to an entry representing one or more electric machines of the vehicle in the data structure; and
starting the engine via the one or more electric machines in the vehicle based on a presence of at least one sub-consideration.