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Skip fire internal combustion engine control

  • US 9,020,735 B2
  • Filed: 12/01/2011
  • Issued: 04/28/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of determining firings during operation of an engine in a skip fire operational mode, the method comprising:

  • receiving an input signal indicative of a desired engine output;

    selectively determining working cycles to be fired and working cycles to be skipped, wherein the fired working cycles are arranged to deliver the desired engine output;

    providing a torque feedback signal indicative of a torque; and

    wherein the determination of the firings is based at least in part on the torque feedback signal.

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