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patent · US4255789

Microprocessor-based electronic engine control system

10 March 1981

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This patent is cited by material in the archive, so it is indexed here by number, title and inventor. The archive holds no copy of its text.

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Abstract

A method and apparatus for controlling the various functions of an internal combustion engine using a program-controlled microprocessor having a memory preprogrammed with various control laws and associated control schedules receives information concerning one or more engine operating parameters such as manifold pressure, throttle position, engine coolant temperature, air temperature, and engine speed or period and the like. These parameters are sensed and then supplied to in...

Provenance

Collection
Cited prior art
Filed
1978-02-27
Source
Google Patents bibliographic record
Granted
1981-03-10
Inventors
Thomas W. Hartford; Edwin A. Johnson; Frank A. Russo; Bendix Corp