Engine management system
First Claim
1. An engine management system for an internal combustion engine, the engine management system comprising:
- an engine control system calculating an engine operating control value, the engine operating control value being adapted to be supplied to the internal combustion engine to vary engine performance;
a palm-size computer transportable relative to the engine control system, the palm-size computer having height, width, and thickness dimensions no larger than approximately 6 inches by approximately 4 inches by approximately 1 inch, and the palm-size computer running a set of engine management tools for communicating engine management data to the engine control system; and
an external computer communicating with the palm-size computer, the external computer downloading to the palm-size computer engine management tools and engine management files and uploading from the palm-size computer engine management files.
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Abstract
An engine management system for an internal combustion engine. The engine management system comprises an engine control system calculating an engine operating control value, a palm-size computer transportable relative to the engine control system, and an external computer communicating with the palm-size computer. The engine operating control value is adapted to be supplied to the internal combustion engine to vary engine performance. The palm-size computer has height, width, and thickness dimensions that are no larger than approximately 6 inches by approximately 4 inches by approximately 1 inch. The palm-size computer runs a set of engine management tools that communicate engine management data to the engine control system. The external computer downloads to the palm-size computer engine management tools and engine management files, and uploads from the palm-size computer engine management files.
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1. An engine management system for an internal combustion engine, the engine management system comprising:
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an engine control system calculating an engine operating control value, the engine operating control value being adapted to be supplied to the internal combustion engine to vary engine performance;
a palm-size computer transportable relative to the engine control system, the palm-size computer having height, width, and thickness dimensions no larger than approximately 6 inches by approximately 4 inches by approximately 1 inch, and the palm-size computer running a set of engine management tools for communicating engine management data to the engine control system; and
an external computer communicating with the palm-size computer, the external computer downloading to the palm-size computer engine management tools and engine management files and uploading from the palm-size computer engine management files. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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