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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2024
Paccar Inc, Bellevue, WA (US);
Charles Wayne Reinhardt Swart, Bellingham, WA (US);
Stephen Anthony Ciatti, Bellingham, WA (US);
Nick Hertlein, Bellingham, WA (US);
PACCAR Inc, Bellevue, WA (US);
Abstract
An engine control system for a vehicle includes at least one processor; and a memory, operatively connected to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor and in response to receiving an engine start signal, cause the engine control system to perform a method, the method including causing a crankshaft of an engine of the vehicle to begin to rotate and to rotate through a first plurality of rotations, and causing, for each combustion chamber of at least one combustion chamber of the engine, an exhaust valve of the combustion chamber to remain in an opened position while the crankshaft rotates through the first plurality of rotations and prior to fuel being injected into the combustion chamber.