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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2010
Applicant:
Yujiro Suwa, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Inventor:
Yujiro Suwa, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A control system for an engine includes an injection control module, a processing module, and a malfunction detection module. The injection control module commands a fuel injector to operate in a split injection mode. The processing module that measures engine vibration during a period after commanding the split injection mode. The malfunction detection module detects a malfunction of the fuel injector based on a comparison between the measured engine vibration and expected engine vibration.