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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2020
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Adam Krach, Canton, MI (US);
Michael Casedy, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Rommel Racelis, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Patrick Smithberger, Marine City, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02D 13/06 (2006.01); F02D 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/0087 (2013.01); F02D 13/06 (2013.01); F02D 17/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for determining degradation of a cylinder deactivation mechanism are described. In one example, engine data generated while an engine is operation with all of its cylinders active is used to correct engine data generated while one or more engine cylinders are deactivated to improve detection of a degraded cylinder deactivation mechanism.