ENGINE TORQUE CONTROL AT HIGH PRESSURE RATIO

Application 1450/KOL/2007 published 2008-07-11, filed 2007-10-24
A method of controlling a torque output of an internal combustion engine includes determining a pressure ratio, determining a reference torque based on the pressure ratio and a torque request, calculating a desired throttle area based on the reference torque and regulating operation of the engine based on the desired throttle area to achieve the desired torque. No. of Pages : 26 No. of Claims : 29

Applicant

1)GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC
:300 GM RENAISSANCE CENTER DETROIT, MICHIGAN U.S.A.

Inventor

1)MICHAEL LIVSHIZ 2)JEFFREY M. KAISER 3)BAHRAM YOUNESSI 4)RICHARD B. JESS 5)RICHARD H. CLUTZ

International Info

Classification: F16D3/52

Priority Information

60/860,010 U.S.A. 2006-11-17