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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2011
Applicants:
Alex O'connor Gibson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Joseph Norman Ulrey, Dearborn, MI (US);
Henry W. Patterson, Waterford, MI (US);
Inventors:
Alex O'Connor Gibson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Joseph Norman Ulrey, Dearborn, MI (US);
Henry W. Patterson, Waterford, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/08 (2006.01); F02D 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for improving starting of an engine that may be repeatedly stopped and started is presented. In one embodiment, the method skips combustion in at least one cylinder, according to the engine combustion order, to control engine speed when an engine is automatically restarted. The skipped combustion event may be related to a level of IMEP when combustion in a cylinder occurs under an operating condition.