US Patent:
20170107920, Apr 20, 2017
Inventors:
- TROY MI, US
GARY C. FULKS - FORT MYERS FL, US
ANDREW FEDEWA - CLARKSTON MI, US
XIAOJIAN YANG - LAKE ORION MI, US
DONALD V. JOHNSON - WHITE LAKE MI, US
International Classification:
F02D 35/02
F02D 41/30
F02D 41/00
Abstract:
A system for controlling the combustion behavior of an engine is provided. The engine is equipped with a plurality of control subsystems that influence combustion in the engine. The system includes a controller configured to receive a plurality of inputs, to determine a desired subsystem states to operate the engine, and to determine a target value for each of a plurality of control parameters, wherein the target values for one or more control parameters depends on the values of the plurality of inputs. The controller is further configured to communicate the target values of control parameters to the control subsystems.