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Motor vehicle engine control method

US5394331A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 20, 1993
Grant dateFeb 28, 1995
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Expiry dateSep 20, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02D2200/0402
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for controlling a vehicle engine includes predicting an engine parameter with a controller that determines measures of various engine parameters, determines a prediction set including at least one predicted value of a measurable engine parameter, determines an estimation set including at least one estimated value of the engine parameter and controls the engine in response to the estimated engine parameter.

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