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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2024
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Rani Kiwan, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Michiel J. Van Nieuwstadt, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Chris Paul Glugla, Macomb, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/40 (2006.01); F02D 41/14 (2006.01); F02D 41/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/40 (2013.01); F02D 41/1441 (2013.01); F02D 41/1445 (2013.01); F02D 41/1446 (2013.01); F02D 41/1454 (2013.01); F02D 2041/389 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for controlling fuel that is supplied to cylinders of an internal combustion engine are described. In one example, the fuel is controlled in response to output of two different outer-loop fuel controllers. The fuel may be controlled according to the individual separate outputs of outer-loop controllers or the combined outputs of the two different fuel controllers.