Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

Michael Denny Parr

Daniel J Richardson

GuoJun Shi

Mark E Johnston

Benjamin D Ellies

Methods and apparatus for accurately predicting a fuel injector tip temperature (FITT) are described. One technique for predicting the temperature of a fuel injector tip in an engine suitably includes the steps of estimating an initial temperature of the fuel injector tip and calculating a steady state temperature of the fuel injector tip. A filter coefficient is determined as a function of a rate of airflow into the engine, and the temperature of the fuel injector tip is predicted as a function of said initial temperature, the steady state temperature, and the filter coefficient. In a further embodiment, the steady state temperature is filtered into a feedback temperature at a rate that is determined by the filter coefficient.

Method and apparatus for predicting a fuel injector tip temperature

The torque output of a fluidic torque converter that is driven by a supercharged engine and whose output is coupled to the input of a hydraulic automatic transmission is determined and compared with a transmission input torque limit which is a function of the transmission gear. The boost pressure output of the engine supercharger is limited based on this comparison to closed loop limit the torque output of the torque converter at the transmission input torque limit.

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Highland, MI, United States of America

Michael Denny Parr