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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Adithya Pravarun Re Ranga, Canton, MI (US);
Gopichandra Surnilla, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Mark Meinhart, South Lyon, MI (US);
Joseph Lyle Thomas, Kimball, MI (US);
Hao Zhang, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/40 (2006.01); F02M 65/00 (2006.01); F02B 3/12 (2006.01); F02D 41/08 (2006.01); F02D 41/14 (2006.01); F02D 41/24 (2006.01); F02D 41/26 (2006.01); F02D 41/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/402 (2013.01); F02B 3/12 (2013.01); F02D 41/08 (2013.01); F02D 41/1454 (2013.01); F02D 41/2438 (2013.01); F02D 41/2467 (2013.01); F02D 41/401 (2013.01); F02M 65/001 (2013.01); F02D 41/26 (2013.01); F02D 2041/389 (2013.01); Y02T 10/44 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for improving fuel injection of an engine that includes a cylinder receiving fuel from a direct fuel injector are disclosed. In one example, a transfer function or gain of a direct fuel injector is adjusted in response to an exhaust lambda value and a first pulse width of two pulse widths provided to an injector of a cylinder during a cylinder cycle.