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APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE ENGINE SYSTEM CONTROL WITH INTEGRATED GLOBAL POSITION SENSING

  • US 20120167555A1
  • Filed: 08/13/2010
  • Published: 07/05/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/13/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for timing an after-treatment process in an exhaust gas after-treatment system of a motor vehicle coupled to an internal combustion engine, the system comprising:

  • a controller operatively connected to the internal combustion engine, the controller configured to control the internal combustion engine and exhaust after-treatment system processes;

    a geographical locator operably connected to the controller and configured to provide data to the controller for detecting a location of the motor vehicle in which the locator is housed; and

    a database accessibly connected to the controller, the database storing geographic information;

    wherein the controller is configured to;

    determine a current load of the engine and predict a future load of the engine at a future driving location, the future driving location being based on the detected location and geographic information;

    initiate an exhaust after-treatment process if a difference between the predicted future engine load and a desired engine load for an exhaust after-treatment process is greater than a predetermined threshold representing a current state of the exhaust gas after-treatment system; and

    delay a requested exhaust after-treatment process until the vehicle arrives at the future location if the difference between the predicted future engine load and the desired engine load for the exhaust after-treatment process is less than the predetermined threshold.

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