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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2000
Ernst Wild, Oberriexingen, DE;
Roland Herynek, Oetisheim, DE;
Miriam Steger, Vaihingen, DE;
Gudrun Menrad, Stuttgart, DE;
Lutz Reuschenbach, Stuttgart, DE;
Michael Oder, Illingen, DE;
Werner Hess, Stuttgart, DE;
Hans Hillner, Karlsruhe, DE;
Georg Mallebrein, Korntal-Muenchingen, DE;
Christian Koehler, Erligheim, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
Method and arrangement for operating an internal combustion engine ( ) which can be operated in several modes of operation, especially an internal combustion engine ( ) having direct injection (DE) or intake manifold injection (SRE) and with a control apparatus ( ). The control apparatus ( ) or its software has a plurality of functions ( ) and a scheduler ( ) for activating the functions ( ). Operating modes are assigned to the functions ( ) and the functions ( ) are activated by the scheduler ( ) in dependence upon the assigned modes of operation.