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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Joel D. Hiltner, Powell, OH (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 2/322 ; F02P 5/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 2/322 ; F02P 5/10 ;
Abstract
A method of controlling detonation in an internal combustion engine is provided with the steps of: combusting a fuel and air mixture within a combustion cylinder; sensing a plurality of pressures at discrete points in time within the combustion cylinder; determining a pressure profile of the plurality of pressures; detecting detonation within the combustion cylinder; and acting upon the detonation, dependent upon where said detonation occurs on the pressure profile.