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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
May. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Perry Robinson MacNeille, Lathrup Village, MI (US);
David Charles Weber, Toledo, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 47/08 (2006.01); F02M 25/07 (2006.01); F02D 21/08 (2006.01); F02D 29/02 (2006.01); F02D 37/02 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02B 1/12 (2006.01); F02D 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 25/0753 (2013.01); F02D 21/08 (2013.01); F02D 29/02 (2013.01); F02D 37/02 (2013.01); F02D 41/005 (2013.01); F02M 25/0755 (2013.01); F02B 1/12 (2013.01); F02D 13/0265 (2013.01); F02D 41/0072 (2013.01); F02D 2021/083 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0406 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0414 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0418 (2013.01); F02D 2200/701 (2013.01); F02D 2200/703 (2013.01); F02M 25/0754 (2013.01); F02M 25/0777 (2013.01); F02M 2025/0757 (2013.01); Y02T 10/121 (2013.01); Y02T 10/47 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for adjusting an engine powertrain component responsive to ambient humidity, the ambient humidity based on vehicle position in a region, clock time ambient temperature, and historical humidity data for that region for a current time of year. This may be accomplished without relying on a costly, and often, temperamental physical humidity sensor. Training modules and cloud updates may further increase the accuracy of the virtual humidity sensor of the present disclosure.