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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2016
Applicant:
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Inventors:
Isaac S. Frampton, Strattanville, PA (US);
Robert J. Danforth, III, Sheboygan Falls, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kohler, Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 35/02 (2006.01); F02D 41/14 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); G01M 15/06 (2006.01); F02D 41/22 (2006.01); F02P 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/1458 (2013.01); F02D 35/024 (2013.01); F02D 35/026 (2013.01); F02D 41/009 (2013.01); F02D 41/0097 (2013.01); F02D 41/1497 (2013.01); G01M 15/06 (2013.01); F02D 41/22 (2013.01); F02D 2200/101 (2013.01); F02D 2200/1002 (2013.01); F02D 2200/1004 (2013.01); F02D 2200/1012 (2013.01); F02P 13/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Some embodiments relate to an internal combustion engine that includes a combustion chamber and a rotating component. The internal combustion engine further includes a sensing system that detects an angular position of the rotating component. A controller calculates a ratio between air and fuel in the combustion chamber based on the detected position of the rotating component. As an example, the rotating component may be a crankshaft where the controller calculates a speed of the crankshaft and an acceleration of the crankshaft based on the detected position of the crankshaft.