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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2006
Applicants:
Ferdinando Taglialatela-scafati, Giugliano, IT;
Nicola Cesario, Casalnuovo di Napoli, IT;
Pasquale Cassese, Marigliano, IT;
Inventors:
Ferdinando Taglialatela-Scafati, Giugliano, IT;
Nicola Cesario, Casalnuovo di Napoli, IT;
Pasquale Cassese, Marigliano, IT;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2006.01); F02M 37/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A reliable method of sensing the inlet air flow in a combustion chamber of a cylinder of an internal combustion engine includes assessing the inlet air flow with soft-computing techniques basically exploiting a combustion pressure signal generated by a pressure sensor installed in the cylinder.