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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2015
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Douglas R. Verner, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Kevin Andrew Gady, Saline, MI (US);
Scot A. Douglas, Howell, MI (US);
Joseph J. Moon, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An engine control module includes at least one high side driver connected to at least one intake camshaft actuator and at least one exhaust camshaft actuator. A plurality of low side drivers is connected to the at least one intake camshaft actuator and the at least one exhaust camshaft actuator. A sliding camshaft control module selectively actuates the at least one high side driver and the plurality of low side drivers based on a status associated with the at least one intake camshaft actuator and/or the at least one exhaust camshaft actuator.