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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2012
Garry Anthony Zawacki, Livonia, MI (US);
Robert F. Novak, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Roberto Teran, Jr., Livonia, MI (US);
Dave Charles Weber, Toledo, OH (US);
Michiel J. Van Nieuwstadt, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael Hopka, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
William Charles Ruona, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Garry Anthony Zawacki, Livonia, MI (US);
Robert F. Novak, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Roberto Teran, Jr., Livonia, MI (US);
Dave Charles Weber, Toledo, OH (US);
Michiel J. Van Nieuwstadt, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael Hopka, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
William Charles Ruona, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A system for improving operation of an engine having a particulate matter sensor is presented. The system may be used to improve engine operation during cold starts especially under conditions where water vapor or entrained water droplets are present in vehicle exhaust gases. In one embodiment, an engine controller that activates a heater of an exhaust gas sensor after an output of a particulate matter sensor exceeds a threshold value after an engine is started.