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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2017
Applicant:
Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin, IE;
Inventors:
Douglas Anthony Hughes, Novi, MI (US);
Matthew Richard Busdiecker, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Dale Arden Stretch, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/18 (2006.01); F01L 1/24 (2006.01); F01L 13/00 (2006.01); F01L 1/26 (2006.01); F01L 1/053 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/185 (2013.01); F01L 1/24 (2013.01); F01L 1/2405 (2013.01); F01L 1/267 (2013.01); F01L 13/0005 (2013.01); F01L 13/0036 (2013.01); F01L 2001/0537 (2013.01); F01L 2001/186 (2013.01); F01L 2013/001 (2013.01); F01L 2013/101 (2013.01); F01L 2101/00 (2013.01); F01L 2105/00 (2013.01); F01L 2201/00 (2013.01); F01L 2820/03 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of operating an internal combustion engine of a type that has a combustion chamber, a moveable valve having a seat formed in the combustion chamber, a camshaft on which a cam is mounted, and a rocker arm assembly having a rocker arm and a cam follower configured to engage the cam as the camshaft rotates. The method includes obtaining rocker arm position data, using the rocker arm position data to obtain camshaft position information, and using the camshaft position information in an engine management operation.