Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Mike Ryan Scannell

Hugh Hamilton

Brent Jacobsen

Ron Reichenbach

Marian Sue Chupa

Xiaoying Zhang

Mark Thomas Linenberg

Sue Kay Wagers

Jon Walter Halverson

A method is disclosed for controlling engine output in a vehicle having a hydraulic power steering system. The method may include, during an idle condition where an engine speed is set to an idle speed, adjusting engine output based on a learned absolute steering wheel angle to compensate for changes in engine load caused by operation of the hydraulic power steering system. The learned absolute steering wheel angle may be based on a steering wheel angle relative to a steering wheel position at vehicle startup and operating conditions from previous vehicle operation before the vehicle startup.

Method for idle speed control

A method for adjusting fuel injection, the method comprising during an engine start from a non-warmed-up condition, identifying a fuel quality of fuel supplied to the engine during said start based on a performance of said start, and after said start is completed and during a transient fueling condition, adjusting a fuel injection amount based on said identified fuel quality from said start.

Fuel injection system and method

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Mike Ryan Scannell