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Method and arrangement for controlling an adjusting device for an internal combustion engine in a motor vehicle

US5622151A · kind A · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 21, 1994
Grant dateApr 22, 1997
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Expiry dateNov 21, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02D2250/16
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method and an arrangement for the control of an adjusting device for an internal combustion engine is proposed in which the operative connection between an adjusting device and an output element is detected based on a predetermined and adaptable association of at least two pieces of position data. In this method and arrangement, the operative connection and/or faults with respect to the at least two pieces of position data can be detected.

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