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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2008
Applicants:
Shizuo Sasaki, San Antonio, TX (US);
Gary D. Neely, Boerne, TX (US);
Jayant V. Sarlashkar, San Antonio, TX (US);
Inventors:
Shizuo Sasaki, San Antonio, TX (US);
Gary D. Neely, Boerne, TX (US);
Jayant V. Sarlashkar, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/30 (2006.01); F02D 41/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of controlling combustion of an internal combustion engine that use fuel injection and that uses lean and rich modes of operation. Combustion control values, such as for fuel injection timing and quantity are determined by a torque representative value. This value is obtained from estimated in-cylinder conditions and from engine speed.