Method of actuator control
First Claim
1. The method of controlling a calibration process comprising the steps of:
- providing a calibration process having a partial calibration routine and a calibration routine;
providing a detector capable of receiving one or more input signals;
starting a control method wherein said detector receives said input signal;
determining whether a partial calibration or a calibration routine will take place based upon the values of said input signals;
performing said partial calibration routine if said input signals to said detector do not favor said calibration wherein said partial calibration routine calibrates said device to a limitation, so that said device learns or verifies said characteristic; and
operating said device using said partial learned or verified characteristic.
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Abstract
The present invention is related to a method of controlling a device having a calibration process. The calibration process has a partial calibration routine and a calibration routine. A detector within the control system is capable of receiving one or more input signals and determining whether a partial calibration or calibration should occur. The first step in the process involves starting the control method where the detector receives input signals or generates it own data within the detector. The detector also determines whether a partial calibration routine or a calibration routine will take place based upon the value of the input signals received. A partial calibration routine will be performed if the input signals to the detector do not favor a calibration.
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22 Claims
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1. The method of controlling a calibration process comprising the steps of:
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providing a calibration process having a partial calibration routine and a calibration routine; providing a detector capable of receiving one or more input signals; starting a control method wherein said detector receives said input signal; determining whether a partial calibration or a calibration routine will take place based upon the values of said input signals; performing said partial calibration routine if said input signals to said detector do not favor said calibration wherein said partial calibration routine calibrates said device to a limitation, so that said device learns or verifies said characteristic; and operating said device using said partial learned or verified characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for controlling an actuator comprising the steps of:
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providing an engine control unit (ECU) for transmitting an input signal; providing an actuator control unit (ACU) that is associated with said actuator, wherein said ACU is configured to receive said input signal from said ECU; transmitting said input signal from said ECU to said ACU, wherein said ACU receives said input signal and said ACU commands said actuator to perform a self-calibration process; and wherein, after initial said self-calibration process is complete, said ACU disregards other factors that direct said ACU to command said actuator to perform a second said self-calibration process until said ECU transmits a second said input signal to said ACU, and said ACU commands said actuator to run a second said self-calibration process. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for controlling an actuator comprising the steps of:
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providing an engine control unit (ECU) for transmitting an input signal; providing an actuator control unit (ACU) that is associated with said actuator, wherein said ACU is configured to receive said input signal from said ECU; transmitting said input signal from said ECU to said ACU, wherein said ACU receives said input signal and said ACU commands said actuator to perform a self-calibration process; and wherein, after initial said self-calibration process is complete, other factors direct said ACU to command said actuator to perform a partial calibration process. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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