Method for controlling an engine utilizing vehicle position
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1. A method for controlling an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, comprising:
- adjusting a fuel injection amount during engine crank based on a barometric pressure, and said barometric pressure determined from at least one signal received from at least one transmitter external from said vehicle.
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Abstract
A method is provided for controlling an internal combustion engine in a vehicle. The method includes adjusting a fuel injection amount during engine crank based on a barometric pressure. The barometric pressure is determined from at least one signal received from at least one transmitter external from the vehicle.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for controlling an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, comprising:
adjusting a fuel injection amount during engine crank based on a barometric pressure, and said barometric pressure determined from at least one signal received from at least one transmitter external from said vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for controlling an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, comprising:
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determining a barometric pressure communicating with said vehicle based on at least one signal received from a global positioning system; and
,adjusting a fuel injection amount in said engine during engine crank responsive to said barometric pressure. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A method for controlling an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, comprising:
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determining a barometric pressure communicating with said vehicle based on at least one signal indicative of said barometric pressure received from a communication station or a satellite; and
,adjusting a fuel injection amount during engine crank responsive to said barometric pressure. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A method for controlling an internal combustion engine, comprising:
adjusting a fuel injection amount in a port fuel injection engine based on a barometric pressure, and said barometric pressure determined from at least one signal received from at least one transmitter external from said vehicle.
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16. A control system for an internal combustion engine, comprising:
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a receiver receiving at least one signal from at least one transmitter external from said vehicle, said signal being indicative of barometric pressure; and
,a controller operably connected to said receiver, said controller adjusting a fuel injection amount in said engine during engine crank responsive to said barometric pressure. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An article of manufacture comprising:
a computer storage medium having a computer program encoded therein for controlling an internal combustion engine, said computer storage medium comprising;
code for determining a barometric pressure based on at least one signal received from at least one transmitter external from said vehicle; and
,code for adjusting a fuel injection amount in said engine during engine crank responsive to said barometric pressure.
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