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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 07, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gary Arthur Nichols, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Roger Allen Clark, Waterford, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D / ; F02D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123350 ; 123396 ;
Abstract
An adaptive electronic throttle control system for internal combustion engine intake air rate control selectively adapts the responsiveness of the intake air rate control to maintain synchronism with other engine control systems including fuel control and dilution control systems according to the responsiveness of such other control systems and, as indicated by current engine operating conditions, according to the need to maintain synchronism to minimize emissions and maximize performance and stability.