Method for operating a motor vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US12209550B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-28

    申请号:US18521312

    申请日:2023-11-28

    Inventor: Alexander Wiens

    Abstract: A method for operating a motor vehicle with a drive train, which has an internal combustion engine, wherein the motor vehicle is operated during a trip, and the motor vehicle is operated at least once in an overrun phase during the trip. During the overrun phase, a function is to be allocated for execution. An allocation of different functions takes place according to an allocation plan.

    Heterogeneous fuel injector driver topologies

    公开(公告)号:US12049852B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-30

    申请号:US18501164

    申请日:2023-11-03

    Applicant: Cummins Inc.

    CPC classification number: F02D41/3094 F02D41/26 F02D41/3005

    Abstract: An apparatus includes a housing containing a microcontroller and injector driver circuitry including a first integrated circuit operatively coupled with and controllable by the microcontroller, a first plurality of switching devices operatively coupled with and controllable by the first integrated circuit, second injector driver circuitry including a second integrated circuit operatively coupled with and controllable by the microcontroller and a second plurality of switching devices operatively coupled with and controllable by the second integrated circuit and third injector driver circuitry comprising a third integrated circuit operatively coupled with and controllable by the microcontroller and a third plurality of switching devices operatively coupled with and controllable by the third integrated circuit. Each of the first, second, and third pluralities of switching devices includes a set of switches configured to drive a respective bank of multiple boosted injectors one or more sets of switches configured to drive a respective single unboosted injector.

    OPTIMIZATION OF A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE

    公开(公告)号:US20240093657A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-21

    申请号:US18264403

    申请日:2022-03-04

    CPC classification number: F02D41/26 F02D41/062 F02D2250/12

    Abstract: A method for managing an engine for which segment tasks are initiated at a moment referred to as “segment”, in order to determine setpoint values which must be available before a predetermined angular time, having the following steps: a) executing a segment task; b) determining the difference between the angular starting time for application of the setpoints and the position corresponding to the availability of the setpoint values; c) comparing the difference determined in step b) with a lower difference value and a greater difference value; and d) modifying the segment if the difference determined in step b) is not between the lower and greater difference values, the position of the segment being advanced if the difference determined in b) is less than the lower difference value and the position of the segment being delayed if the difference determined in b) is greater than the greater difference value.

    Engine control system
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11847868B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-19

    申请号:US17957909

    申请日:2022-09-30

    Inventor: Joshuah W. Gray

    Abstract: A system and method for monitoring vehicle performance and updating engine control parameters, which provides a solution to the problem of tuning engine control parameters for a vehicle. The core components of the invention are an engine controller coupled to an interface device which communicates with a remote device. Generally speaking, the components are configured as follows: the engine controller receives signals from various sensors in a vehicle and the engine controller controls the engine based on engine control parameters and the signals from the sensors. The interface device monitors the engine control and sensor signals and transmits information to the remote device. The remote device receives the information and sends back updated engine control parameters. The interface device receives the updated engine control parameters and communicates with the engine controller to update the engine control parameters using the updated engine control parameters.

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