Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Jason Ronald Smith

Brien Lloyd Fulton

Paul Martin Niessen

Devesh Upadhyay

Michael Hopka

David Robert Nader

David Curtis Ives

Dean Pennala

Gopal Krishna Chamarthi

Michiel Jacques Van Nieuwstadt

Stephen William Magner

John Erik Mikael Hellstrom

In Kwang Yoo

Peter Mitchell Lyon

John Paul Bogema

Kevin Murphy

Aaron John Oakley

Anthony Morelli

Kyle Pohlkamp

Thomas Jeremy Kostrzewski

John Anthony Mangion

Darrin Blaine Luke

Adarsh Appukuttan

Methods and systems are provided for controlling a vehicle engine to adjust exhaust warm-up strategy based on a vehicle network information. In one example, in response to an expected decrease in temperature of a catalyst of a vehicle below a threshold and an estimated duration thereof based on communications external from the vehicle, a method may include delaying catalyst heating actions, when the catalyst heating actions are determined to be unable to heat up the catalyst to threshold temperatures. However, the catalyst heating actions may be enabled when the catalyst heating actions are determined to be able to achieve the threshold temperature within the duration.

Systems and method for exhaust warm-up strategy

Methods and systems are provided for providing passive boost pressure monitoring for slow response with higher confidence. A response time of a boost pressure feedback control loop following a boost pressure deviation that is triggered by either system disturbances or operator torque demand is monitored. Slow boost behavior is correlated with boost control degradation affecting drivability and emissions.

Method and system for diagnosing boost pressure control

A method for operating a turbocharged engine is disclosed. In one example, during a first condition an engine operation is adjusted in response to a turbocharger expansion ratio exceeding a first limit and during a second condition an engine operation is adjusted in response to the turbocharger expansion ratio exceeding a second limit that differs from the first limit. Degradation of the engine may be reduced under some engine operating conditions by adjusting engine operation in response to the turbocharger expansion ratio.

Method and system for limiting output of a boosted engine

Methods and systems are described for an engine with a SCR system including NOx sensors upstream and downstream of catalyst. One method includes monitoring SCR performance via calculating SCR conversion efficiency at different catalyst temperatures. Further, feedgas NOx levels are artificially increased when SCR device temperature is above a threshold to obtain more reliable readings from NOx sensors.

Method to diagnose SCR catalyst

A method for operating a vehicle system is described herein. The method includes indicating a variable geometry turbine degradation based on a comparison of a modeled set of turbine pressure values and a sensed set of turbine pressure values, each set of turbine pressure values including a pressure value upstream of the turbine and a pressure value downstream of the turbine and the variable geometry turbine positioned downstream of an engine cylinder.

System and method for determining turbine degradation and mitigating turbine degradation in a variable geometry turbocharger

A method for operating a turbocharged engine is disclosed. In one example, an engine operation is adjusted in response to a turbocharger expansion ratio. Degradation of the engine may be reduced under some engine operating conditions by adjusting engine operation in response to the turbocharger expansion ratio.

A method and system to control an engine to maintain turbine inlet temperature utilizes two temperature thresholds: a control initiation temperature and a maximum hardware temperature. An engine parameter is adjusted in a closed-loop manner based on an error, which is a difference between a setpoint temperature and the turbine inlet temperature. The setpoint temperature is initially the control initiation temperature. However, after control over turbine inlet temperature is established, the setpoint temperature ramps gradually to maximum hardware temperature. In one embodiment, the engine parameter is engine torque. Other engine parameters affecting turbine inlet temperature include timing and duration of fuel injection pulses, EGR rate, gear selection, and intake throttle position, any of which can be used in place of, or in combination with, torque for controlling turbine inlet temperature.

Method and a system to control turbine inlet temperature

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