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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2000

Filed:

Nov. 19, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:

Hideaki Nawa, Obu, JP;

Sadao Takaki, Ikeda, JP;

Katsuyuki Kajitani, Ikeda, JP;

Atsushi Ito, Ikeda, JP;

Haruhiko Nishino, Ikeda, JP;

Masao Takeda, Ikeda, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
731182 ;
Abstract

According to the device of the invention, measured values (V.sub.0 ', V') of an output V.sub.A of an opening sensor at two adjusted levels of throttle openings in both idling state and fast idling state and their ideal values (V.sub.0, V) are used. The value V.sub.0 ' in the idling state is subtracted from the output V.sub.A in a driving condition, (V.sub.A -V.sub.0 '), which is then multiplied by the ratio of ideal variation characteristics of the sensor output for a change of the throttle opening to those in the throttle valve product used, {(V-V.sub.0)/(V'-V.sub.0 ')}, to produce a correction signal T.sub.A matching the individual difference. Further, a reference value subtracted from the output V.sub.A in a driving condition is set as T.sub.AMIN which varies with the output V.sub.A, taking the difference of variation characteristics of the sensor output from ideal characteristics into account.


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