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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Baitao Xiao, Canton, MI (US);
Hamid-Reza Ossareh, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Adam Nathan Banker, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/22 (2006.01); F02B 37/18 (2006.01); F02D 9/02 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02D 11/10 (2006.01); F02D 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/221 (2013.01); F02B 37/183 (2013.01); F02D 9/02 (2013.01); F02D 11/107 (2013.01); F02D 23/00 (2013.01); F02D 41/0007 (2013.01); F02D 2009/022 (2013.01); F02D 2009/0213 (2013.01); F02D 2009/0215 (2013.01); F02D 2009/0228 (2013.01); F02D 2009/0277 (2013.01); F02D 2041/227 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0404 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0406 (2013.01); Y02T 10/144 (2013.01); Y02T 10/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for operating an engine that includes an electrically operated throttle are disclosed. In one example, mitigating actions are taken in response to degradation of the electrically operated throttle so that the engine may be operated in a way that allows a driver to reach a service area.