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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2012
David P. Sczomak, Troy, MI (US);
Jonathan T. Shibata, Whitmore Lake, MI (US);
Joshua D. Cowgill, Hartland, MI (US);
David P. Sczomak, Troy, MI (US);
Jonathan T. Shibata, Whitmore Lake, MI (US);
Joshua D. Cowgill, Hartland, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A system according to the principles of the present disclosure includes a temperature estimation module and a fuel control module. The temperature estimation module estimates a piston temperature associated with a cylinder based on engine operating conditions. The fuel control module controls at least one of injection timing associated with the cylinder, injection pressure associated with a cylinder, injection location associated with a cylinder, and a number of injections per engine cycle associated with the cylinder based on the piston temperature.