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Patent No.:

US 7021257 B1

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Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2006

Filed:

Apr. 02, 2003
Applicants:

Earl Ekdahl, Ithaca, NY (US);

Danny R. Taylor, Freeville, NY (US);

Inventors:

Earl Ekdahl, Ithaca, NY (US);

Danny R. Taylor, Freeville, NY (US);

Assignee:

BorgWarner, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 1/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method for compensating for variable cam timing of an internal combustion engine is provided. The method includes: a) providing a periodical crank pulse signal; b) providing a periodical cam pulse signal; c) determining a segment, wherein the internal combustion engine speed induces a volatile change upon Zphase values; d) dividing the segment into sub-segments; and e) calculating Zphase values of a plurality of points within the sub-segments.


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Ekdahl, Earl. (2006). Compensating for vct phase error over speed range (U.S. Patent No. 7021257). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7021257

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