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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2001
John William Holmes, Eastpointe, MI (US);
Randy Adam Betki, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
Michael John Cullen, Northville, MI (US);
John William Holmes, Eastpointe, MI (US);
Randy Adam Betki, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
Michael John Cullen, Northville, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of inferring the engine coolant temperature in cylinder head temperature sensor equipped vehicles including the steps of measuring the cylinder head temperature, calculating the engine coolant temperature from the measured cylinder head temperature as a function of at least one vehicle operational state, generating a signal for the calculated engine coolant temperature, and sending the generated signal to a display.