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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2010
Applicants:
Alexander O'connor Gibson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ilya Vladimir Kolmanovsky, Novi, MI (US);
John Ottavio Michelini, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Gang Song, Canton, MI (US);
Inventors:
Alexander O'Connor Gibson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ilya Vladimir Kolmanovsky, Novi, MI (US);
John Ottavio Michelini, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Gang Song, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2006.01); F01L 1/34 (2006.01); F02M 51/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for controlling the air-fuel ratio of an internal combustion engine operating with alternating intake valves is presented. According to the method, engine air-fuel ratio can be adjusted by changing valve timings or fuel during a cylinder cycle.