US 11,835,008 B1
Engine and engine exhaust control system
Keith Weston, Canton, MI (US); Brendan F. Diamond, Grosse Pointe, MI (US); Michael Alan McNees, Flat Rock, MI (US); and Victor Martinez, Novi, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Jan. 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/153,723.
Int. Cl. F02D 41/28 (2006.01); F01N 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01)
CPC F02D 41/28 (2013.01) [F01N 1/168 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06V 40/28 (2022.01); F02D 2041/281 (2013.01); F02D 2200/101 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle system comprising:
an engine configured to propel a vehicle;
a sensor configured to observe human gestures external to the vehicle; and
a controller programmed to,
receive signals from the sensor indicative of the human gestures while the vehicle is in a parked gear,
in response to the sensor observing a first human gesture, increase an operating speed of the engine,
in response to the sensor observing a second human gesture, decrease the operating speed of the engine, and
in response to the sensor observing a third human gesture, limit the increase in operating speed of the engine according to the first human gesture to a specified time duration.