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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2009
Steven J. Andrasko, Wixom, MI (US);
John P. Kresse, Martinsville, IN (US);
Kevin L. Kluemper, Monrovia, IN (US);
Brett R. Caldwell, New Palestine, IN (US);
Steven J. Andrasko, Wixom, MI (US);
John P. Kresse, Martinsville, IN (US);
Kevin L. Kluemper, Monrovia, IN (US);
Brett R. Caldwell, New Palestine, IN (US);
Abstract
A control system comprising a brake torque determination module that determines a desired brake torque and a vane position determination module that determines a vane position based on an engine speed and the desired brake torque, and that adjusts the vane position to a position between an open position and a closed position. A method comprising determining a desired brake torque, determining a vane position based on an engine speed and the desired brake torque, and adjusting the vane position to a position between an open position and a closed position.