Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of pilot injection control
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Application No.: US14444766Application Date: 2014-07-28
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Publication No.: US09599062B2Publication Date: 2017-03-21
- Inventor: Michiel J. Van Nieuwstadt , Brien Lloyd Fulton , Aaron John Oakley
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agent Julia Voutyras; John D. Russell; B. Anna McCoy
- Main IPC: F02D41/40
- IPC: F02D41/40 ; F02D41/24

Abstract:
Various methods and systems are provided for adjusting a pilot injection during initial engine operation from vehicle manufacture. In one example, a method comprises delivering a first proportion of fuel as the pilot injection, and only decreasing the first proportion of fuel responsive to learning an injector flow characteristic.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160025031A1 METHOD OF PILOT INJECTION CONTROL Public/Granted day:2016-01-28
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