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Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2013

Filed:

Mar. 02, 2010
Applicants:

Yue-yun Wang, Troy, MI (US);

Yongsheng He, Sterling Heights, MI (US);

David B. Brown, Brighton, MI (US);

Inventors:

Yue-Yun Wang, Troy, MI (US);

Yongsheng He, Sterling Heights, MI (US);

David B. Brown, Brighton, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method for controlling an internal combustion engine includes monitoring engine operation including a parameter descriptive of NOx generation within the engine, determining a fast transient NOx estimate with a dynamic model based upon the monitored engine operation, and during a fast transient engine operation including an increase in an operating state of the engine and a substantial closing of an exhaust gas recirculation valve, controlling an engine system based upon the fast transient NOx estimate.


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