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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Shawn Gallagher, Erie, PA (US);
Eric Dillen, Erie, PA (US);
Vince Dunsworth, Edinboro, PA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 5/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 5/100 ;
Abstract
A system and method for controlling fuel injection timing in an engine operable in a selected one of a plurality of engine notch positions are provided. The system includes a module for determining whether a fuel value indicative of a fuel quantity to be delivered to the engine is within a predetermined fuel value range for the selected one of the plurality of notches. The system further includes a module for setting a predetermined fuel injection timing value that uniquely corresponds to the selected one of the plurality of notches upon verification that the fuel value is within the predetermined fuel value range.