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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2021
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Brien Fulton, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Michiel J. Van Nieuwstadt, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Chris Glugla, Macomb, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 13/02 (2006.01); F02D 35/02 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 35/024 (2013.01); F02D 13/0207 (2013.01); F02D 35/023 (2013.01); F01L 2800/00 (2013.01); F01L 2800/09 (2013.01); F01L 2800/14 (2013.01); F02D 2041/001 (2013.01); F02D 2041/286 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0406 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for controlling and monitoring intake and exhaust poppet valves of an internal combustion engine. In one example, the methods and system include feedback control that estimates intake and exhaust valve timing based on output of an in cylinder pressure sensor. In another example, the methods and system include compensation for feedforward control of intake and exhaust valves based on output of the in cylinder pressure sensor.