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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Yan Wang, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/08 (2006.01); F01L 13/00 (2006.01); F02N 11/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/06 (2006.01); F02D 13/02 (2006.01); F02M 26/05 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 13/0015 (2013.01); F02D 13/0219 (2013.01); F01L 2013/113 (2013.01); F02D 41/0002 (2013.01); F02D 41/009 (2013.01); F02D 41/062 (2013.01); F02D 2013/0292 (2013.01); F02D 2041/001 (2013.01); F02D 2041/0092 (2013.01); F02D 2200/101 (2013.01); F02M 26/05 (2016.02); F02N 11/00 (2013.01); Y02T 10/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various methods for operating a camshaft are provided. In one example, a method of operating a camshaft comprises: adjusting the camshaft based on a desired camshaft position, the desired camshaft position determined based on a camshaft position indicated by a camshaft sensor and a camshaft position indicated by a camshaft actuator.