Method and arrangement for controlling an internal combustion engine of a vehicle
US5619967A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 18, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 18, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02P5/1506
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method controls an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle. The engine is supplied with air and has an ignition angle and the engine is equipped with a control unit for adjusting at least the air supplied to the engine and the ignition angle. In the method, a driver command for the control unit is detected which can be realized by effecting a change of the air supplied to the engine. The air supplied to the engine and the ignition angle are adjusted during an operating state of the engine in dependence upon the driver command. In this way, the change of the air supplied to the engine is reduced which is required to fulfill the driver command.
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