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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2023
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Andrew Bagnasco, Plymouth, MI (US);
Jose Francisco Martinez Leyva, Mexico City, MX;
Tyler DeWine, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Hassene Jammoussi, Canton, MI (US);
Adam Krach, Canton, MI (US);
Gladys Galicia, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 15/10 (2006.01); F02D 21/04 (2006.01); F02D 21/08 (2006.01); F02D 35/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 15/104 (2013.01); F02D 21/04 (2013.01); F02D 21/08 (2013.01); F02D 35/0046 (2013.01); F02D 41/1454 (2013.01); F02D 41/1476 (2013.01); F02D 41/1495 (2013.01); F02D 2021/083 (2013.01); F02D 2700/0287 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system for monitoring an exhaust gas sensor coupled in an engine exhaust is provided. In one example, the method determines an estimate of an exhaust gas oxygen sensor time constant according to a comparison of air/fuel ratios and a system time constant.