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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
David Pedro, Windsor, CA;
Allen Lehmen, Howell, MI (US);
Marcus William Fried, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Paul Mahlon Ranspach, Allen Park, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 7/12 (2006.01); F02D 41/06 (2006.01); F02D 41/14 (2006.01); F02D 41/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/062 (2013.01); F02D 41/1497 (2013.01); F02D 41/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for improving emissions of an internal combustion engine are presented. In one example, engine crankshaft acceleration is a basis for estimating engine air-fuel ratio during engine starting when output of an oxygen sensor may be unavailable. An actual engine air-fuel ratio may be adjusted in response to the estimated engine air-fuel ratio.