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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2007
Jörg Remele, Hagnau, DE;
Uwe Rödl, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Andreas Schneider, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Albrecht Debelak, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Jörg Remele, Hagnau, DE;
Uwe Rödl, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Andreas Schneider, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Albrecht Debelak, Friedrichshafen, DE;
MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Abstract
In an arrangement for controlling an internal combustion engine, comprising an electronic engine control unit, an injector with an injection needle for controlling the injecting of fuel into a combustion chamber of the engine and a connecting line extending between the electronic engine control unit and the injector for the transmission if signals therebetween, an intelligent electronic component is integrated into the injector including an electronic memory unit, a computation unit, an energy storage device forming an energy supply for the electronic component and also a measuring unit for opto-electronically detecting the movement of the fuel injector needle.