Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

Mark T Matheny

Robert Charles Simon, Jr

David C Poirier

Gerald J Wroblewski

Harold M Martin

Steven Joseph Swantick

George C Mitchell

Douglas W Menck

In a method of traction control, fuel injectors are selectively disabled to unfuel respective cylinders of an engine to reduce engine torque output. The method provides for limiting the number of cylinders that can be disabled for acceleration spin control based on engine and vehicle operating parameters to improve traction control performance and provide protection for the vehicle catalytic converter.

Vehicle traction control system with fuel control

The ratio air and fuel mixture delivered to the fueled cylinders of an engine of a vehicle is controlled while selective cylinders of the engine are unfueled to reduce engine torque output to inhibit excessive wheel spin during vehicle acceleration. The air/fuel ratio of the mixture delivered to the fueled cylinders is increased as cylinders are selectively unfueled to reduce engine torque output and power enrichment to the fueled cylinders is inhibited when any cylinders are unfueled to reduce engine torque output for traction control and for a time period after all cylinders are again fueled.

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Canton, MI, United States of America

Mark T Matheny