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Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021

Filed:

Dec. 15, 2020
Applicant:

Woodward, Inc., Fort Collins, CO (US);

Inventors:

Yi Han, Fort Collins, CO (US);

David O. Richards, Fort Collins, CO (US);

Jason Barta, Loveland, CO (US);

Michael Ryan Buehner, Fort Collins, CO (US);

Gregory James Hampson, Boulder, CO (US);

Assignee:

Woodward, Inc., Fort Collins, CO (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/182 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0414 (2013.01); F02D 2200/101 (2013.01);
Abstract

The method includes the following features. A first pressure upstream of a throttle is received. A temperature upstream of the throttle is received. A second pressure within an intake manifold is received. An engine speed is received. An air flow is estimated based on the received first pressure, the received temperature, the received second pressure, and the received engine speed. Estimating the air flow includes determining one or more models to use for calculating air flow based on the received first pressure and the received second pressure. The models include a throttle flow model, a port flow model, or both.


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