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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2012
Adam Nathan Banker, Plymouth, MI (US);
Michael James Ulrich, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Imad Hassan Makki, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
James Michael Kerns, Trenton, MI (US);
Adam Nathan Banker, Plymouth, MI (US);
Michael James Ulrich, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Imad Hassan Makki, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
James Michael Kerns, Trenton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of monitoring an exhaust gas sensor coupled in an engine exhaust in an engine is provided. The method includes adjusting engine operation responsive to exhaust gas sensor degradation, the degradation identified during deceleration fuel shut-off (DFSO) and compensated based on whether vapor purge operation is occurring in the engine during DFSO.