A system for automatically controlling shut-off of a vehicle includes: a sensor that senses existence of a user in the vehicle; and a vehicle controlling device that determines whether the vehicle is in an idle state, determines whether a user exists in the vehicle based on a sensing value of the sensor, controls the vehicle to automatically shut off, and notifies a user of a vehicle state.

Disclosed are a vehicle engine control apparatus and a vehicle engine control method. An engine of a vehicle is turned off after a predetermined time elapses when a user gets off the vehicle with a smart key after stopping the vehicle indoors (e.g., a garage or an underground parking lot) while the engine is in an ON state. The engine of the vehicle is maintained in the ON state when there is a user's request. Thus, the ON/OFF state of the engine of the vehicle is may be controlled depending on the user's situation.

An electronic control for engine block heater elements for heating an engine to an engine ready temperature includes a power input, a power output, and a controller. The controller includes a clock for keeping a time and a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature. The controller is configured for controlling the power from the power input to the power output in at least two modes of operation for heating the engine to the engine ready temperature. The second mode of timed ready is where the power from the power input to the power output is connected at a pre-calculated time interval for the purpose of making ready the subject vehicle for starting at the desired start time as set by the user. The third mode of maintain ready is where the power from the electrical outlet to the engine block heater element is regulated to maintain the engine ready temperature.

A vehicle control device configured to be capable of executing idle stop control to automatically stop an engine when a predetermined automatic stop condition is satisfied and restart the engine when a predetermined restart condition is satisfied during the automatic stop of the engine, the vehicle control device includes: a start request detector, a shift position detector, and a delay time setting module. A start request detector detects a driver operation indicating a request for starting the engine by a driver. A shift position detector detects a shift position of a shift changer. A delay time setting module sets, on a basis of presence or absence of the driver operation and the shift position, a delay time from when the engine is restarted until when an automatic stop of the engine is permitted.

Remote starting of engines of motor vehicles in a fleet is allowed when the motor vehicles are within an area bounded by a geofence and certain mandatory vehicle-specific data parameters are satisfied, but is disallowed when any motor vehicle is outside the geofenced area or any of its mandatory vehicle-specific is non-compliant for engine starting.

In some embodiments, a vehicle includes a temperature monitoring controller. The temperature monitoring controller is a processor, control module, or other suitable hardware that is configured to receive temperature sensor values from an engine control module (ECM) when an ignition bus is in a powered on state, and to decide when the engine should be automatically started in order to maintain a temperature above a low temperature threshold. The temperature monitoring controller periodically causes an ignition bus of the vehicle to be placed in the powered on state when the engine is shut down in order to collect temperature sensor values. The temperature monitoring controller determines whether to automatically start the engine, and if not, determines how long to wait before collecting temperature sensor values again based on a rate of change of the temperature sensor values.

The start control device is provided with: a determination unit 110 for determining, when an engine 10 is being started, whether or not the engine 10 is in a prescribed cold-start state; and a start control unit 120 for causing, when the determination unit 110 determines that the engine is in the cold-start state, fuel injection to the engine 10 to be suspended and the engine 10 to be cranked for a preset threshold time by transmitting a torque from a starter motor 63 to a crankshaft 16 while, and starting fuel injection to the engine 10 once the threshold time elapses after the cranking is started.

Disclosed are a vehicle engine control apparatus and a vehicle engine control method. An engine of a vehicle is turned off after a predetermined time elapses when a user gets off the vehicle with a smart key after stopping the vehicle indoors (e.g., a garage or an underground parking lot) while the engine is in an ON state. The engine of the vehicle is maintained in the ON state when there is a user's request. Thus, the ON/OFF state of the engine of the vehicle is may be controlled depending on the user's situation.

In response to a triggering event, changing a vehicle remote engine start system from a first state to a second state. In the first state a remote engine start mode, a drive engine of the vehicle and a plurality of vehicle functions are deactivated. In the second state the remote engine start mode, at least one of the plurality of vehicle functions and the drive engine of the vehicle are activated. After activating the remote engine start mode, a timer is incremented or decremented from a predetermined start value. If the timer has not elapsed and the presence of a user is detected, the remote engine start system changes to a third state in which the last timer value and the current state of the remote engine start mode are stored and then the remote engine start mode and the timer are stopped, wherein the drive engine remains switched on.

Apparatus and methods are provided for a welding-type power system that includes an engine configured to drive an electric generator to provide a first power output. An energy storage device to provide a second power output. A controller is configured to receive one or more control signals to provide a total power output to at least one of a welding-type output or an auxiliary type output, determine proportional values for the first power output and the second power output that add up to the total power output based on a power demand signal that indicates a contribution of the first power output and the second power output, control the engine to adjust speed based on the first power output value, and control a connection from the energy storage device to provide the second power output to the welding-type output based on the second power output value.