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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2009
Applicants:
Nian Xiao, Canton, MI (US);
James Michael Kerns, Trenton, MI (US);
Yi Ding, Canton, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 25/07 (2006.01); F02B 47/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Various systems and methods are described for controlling an engine in a vehicle which includes an exhaust passage and an exhaust gas recirculation system. One example method comprises adjusting an engine operating parameter based on an exhaust gas recirculation amount, the exhaust gas recirculation amount based on a first humidity and a second humidity, the first humidity generated from a first humidity sensor at a first location and the second humidity generated from a second humidity sensor located in the exhaust passage of the engine.