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Method and system for using a measure of fueling rate in the air side control of an engine

  • US 7,591,135 B2
  • Filed: 12/28/2006
  • Issued: 09/22/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for controlling an internal combustion engine having an air intake manifold, an exhaust gas manifold, one or more air-side actuators for adjusting one or more air side parameters of the engine, and one or more fuel injectors for injecting fuel into the engine, the method comprising the steps of:

  • injecting fuel into the internal combustion engine using at least one of the one or more fuel injectors;

    providing one or more fuel signals related to the fuel injected into the engine;

    predicting at least one air-side actuator target setpoint based, at least in part, on the one or more fuel signals; and

    adjusting one or more of the air-side actuators to the at least one air-side actuator target setpoint.

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