A method of operating a wireless lanyard system on a marine vessel having at least one propulsion device includes defining a permitted zone with respect to a helm area where an operator should occupy based on one or more conditions of the marine vessel. Generating a location inquiry signal by a helm transceiver at the helm area of the marine vessel, and receiving an operator location signal from an operator fob worn by the operator of the marine vessel in response to the location inquiry signal. The method further includes determining whether the operator is within the permitted zone with respect to the helm area based on the operator location signal, and generating a lanyard event when the operator is not within the permitted zone. Upon generation of the lanyard event, the propulsion device is controlled to reduce an engine RPM to an idle RPM or the propulsion device is turned off.

A starting circuit for providing electric power to a starter motor of an internal combustion engine of outdoor power equipment is shown and described. The starting circuit includes a battery receptacle mounted on the outdoor power equipment and a starter battery that is received within the battery receptacle. The starter battery includes a battery controller and a series of battery cells contained within an outer housing. A plurality of high current pins provide electric power to the starter motor and auxiliary devices on the tractor/mower while a plurality of low current pins receives signals from the tractor/mower related to operation of the tractor/mower. A wireless transceiver is used to communicate information from the battery controller to a wireless device. The wireless device displays the received information to a user. The battery receptacle can be configured to include a dipstick receiver that receives an oil dipstick.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, sensors mounted on a vehicle can allow opportunities for coasting to be predicted based on environmental conditions, route planning information, and/or vehicle-to-vehicle or vehicle-to-infrastructure signaling. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, these sensors can also predict a need for power and/or an end of a coast opportunity. These predictions can allow the vehicle to automatically enter a coasting state, and can predictively re-engage the engine and/or powertrain in order to make power available with no delay when desired by the operator.

A vehicle includes a controller programmed to activate a fuel savings feature upon satisfaction of transition conditions and inhibit the transition according to satisfaction of inhibit conditions. The controller is further programmed to accumulate data indicative of the inhibit conditions and a time associated with the conditions being satisfied over a drive cycle.

The disclosure is related to methods, apparatuses, and systems for launching an engine start-stop function in vehicles. A vehicle terminal may transmit to a server a traffic information acquiring instruction which carries current location information for the vehicle; receive traffic information transmitted by the server; and launch the engine start-stop function for the vehicle when the traffic information satisfies a preset condition. The server may acquire the traffic information of a road at which the vehicle is located currently after receiving the traffic information acquiring instruction and transmit the acquired traffic information to the vehicle terminal. Whether to launch the engine start-stop function may be based on the traffic information such that, for example, the engine is not stopped when the vehicle is expected to be stopped for too brief a time period.

A remote startup system includes a terminal of a user, a center server that is configured to communicate with the terminal, and a vehicle that is configured to communicate with the center server, and starts up an engine of the vehicle according to a startup request transmitted from the terminal to the center server. The remote startup system includes a position information acquisition unit that acquires position information of the vehicle, a time information acquisition unit that acquires time information, and a controller that changes a performance manner of the startup of the engine based on the startup request including whether the startup of the engine is permitted according to the position information of the vehicle and the time information when the startup request is transmitted from the terminal to the center server.

Systems and methods for wireless control of welding power supplies are disclosed. An example welding power supply includes: a housing comprising a control panel configured to receive inputs from an operator; power conversion circuitry configured to convert input power into output power for a welding operation; and local control circuitry configured to wirelessly receive a control signal from remote control circuitry of a portable electronic device, and to control the welding power supply based on the received control signal; wherein the local control circuitry is configured to set prioritization of control of the welding power supply between the portable electronic device and the control panel of the welding power supply, prevent the control panel from controlling a parameter of the welding power supply when the portable electronic device is prioritized, and prevent the portable electronic device from controlling the parameter when the control panel is prioritized.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, sensors mounted on a vehicle can allow opportunities for coasting to be predicted based on environmental conditions, route planning information, and/or vehicle-to-vehicle or vehicle-to-infrastructure signaling. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, these sensors can also predict a need for power and/or an end of a coast opportunity. These predictions can allow the vehicle to automatically enter a coasting state, and can predictively re-engage the engine and/or powertrain in order to make power available with no delay when desired by the operator.

A method for controlling an ISG system is provided. The method includes obtaining a current vehicle location and determining whether the current vehicle location is within a predetermined distance from a preset location or a traffic sign. When the current vehicle location is within the predetermined distance from the preset location or the traffic sign, an ISG mode of the ISG system is automatically inhibited.

One general aspect includes a system to extend an activation command time duration, the system including: a memory configured to include one or more executable instructions and a processor configured to execute the executable instructions, where the executable instructions enable the processor to: receive an activation command from a remote entity; in response to the activation command, activate an engine of a vehicle; maintain the engine in an active state for a duration of time; establish a short-range wireless connection (SRWC) with a mobile computing device; and in response to the SRWC being established with the mobile computing device, extend the duration of time the engine is maintained in the active state.