Patent ID: 8375912

Claim:
An engine control system for stopping an internal combustion engine at a desired engine stopping position, comprising: an air conditioner compressor operatively connected to the engine that generates a counter torque to the engine when actuated; at least one device for determining that the engine is off; an engine speed sensor for sensing an engine speed of the engine; a rotational position sensor for that sensing an engine rotational position; and an ECU operatively connected to the compressor, the at least one device for determining that the engine is off, the engine speed sensor for sensing an engine speed of the engine and the rotational position sensor for sensing an engine rotational position, the ECU actuating the compressor to generate the counter torque to stop the engine at the desired engine stopping position when the at least one device determines that the engine is off, the engine speed sensor senses and communicates that the engine speed is less than a predetermined engine speed, and the rotational position sensor senses and communicates that the engine rotational position is within predetermined limits of top dead center.