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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard Albert Woolford, Connolly, AU;
Troy Bradley Epskamp, Kiara, AU;
Assignee:
Orbital Engine Company (Australia) Pty., Limited, Balcatta, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 1/702 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 1/702 ;
Abstract
A method of controlling the engine speed of an internal combustion engine, the method providing the steps of determining the speed of the engine at a given time, determining the change in the speed of the engine from a previous determination of the engine speed, and using the values for engine speed and change in engine speed to determine whether a future event should be a combustion event or a non-combustion event.