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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2015
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Daniel G. Brennan, Brighton, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A system according to the principles of the present disclosure includes a firing fraction module, an engine speed module, and an actuator control module. The firing fraction module determines a target firing fraction corresponding to a target number of activated cylinders out of a first number of cylinders in a firing order of an engine. The first number is a denominator of the target firing fraction. The engine speed module determines a plurality of periods based on a crankshaft position signal, with each of the periods corresponding to a predetermined amount of crankshaft rotation. The engine speed module determines the speed of the engine based on the plurality of periods and the target firing fraction. The actuator control module controls an actuator of at least one of the engine and a torque converter based on the engine speed.