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INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE CONTROL FOR IMPROVED FUEL EFFICIENCY

  • US 20110213541A1
  • Filed: 05/04/2011
  • Published: 09/01/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of controlling the operation of an internal combustion engine having at least one working chamber, each working chamber being generally arranged to operate in a succession of working cycles, the method comprising operating the engine in a variable displacement mode that includes firing the at least one working chamber in a firing pattern dynamically determined during operation of the engine that skips the firing of selected skipped working cycles and fires selected active working cycles, wherein the firing pattern is determined at least in part using predictive adaptive feedback control to provide a desired engine output.

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