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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2015
Filed:
May. 15, 2013
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Min Sun, Troy, MI (US);
Michelangelo Ardanese, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Amanpal S. Grewal, Novi, MI (US);
Paul Jasinkiewicz, Northville, MI (US);
Giuseppe Schiavone, Bitonto, IT;
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of estimating a total amount of soot in a diesel particulate filter includes monitoring a pressure differential across the diesel particulate filter; monitoring an engine speed and an engine load from an engine in fluid communication with the diesel particulate filter; determining a first soot mass estimate from the monitored pressure differential, the first soot mass estimate having an associated confidence indicator based on the monitored engine speed and engine load; determining a second soot mass estimate from the monitored engine speed and engine load; and outputting the first soot mass estimate if the confidence indicator is above a predetermined threshold, and outputting the second soot mass estimate if the confidence indicator is below the predetermined threshold.