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7614384 Engine torque control with desired state estimation  
An engine control system comprises a predicted airflow module, a first actuator determination module, a first desired air module, and an actuator position module. The predicted airflow module...
7610898 Apparatus and method for controlling idle speed of internal combustion engine  
An engine has a variable valve actuation mechanism that varies lift characteristics of an intake valve. An idle speed control apparatus has a control section for controlling an intake air amount of...
7603980 Sensor abnormality detecting method and electronic throttle control apparatus  
An electronic throttle control apparatus includes first and second throttle position sensors that detect an opening of a throttle valve for adjusting an amount of supply air to an internal...
7597086 Throttle assembly for intake air and V-type engine therewith  
A throttle assembly for intake air protects a link mechanism for interlocking throttles with each other from water and mud and maintains the throttle operability in a satisfactory state. The...
7594497 Control device and control method for internal combustion engine  
When the engine output request is increased in a state in which the valve closing timing of an intake valve ( 9 ) is before intake BDC, a target value (LT) for the maximum lift of an intake valve...
7594495 Electronic throttle valve control system and two-wheeled motor vehicle  
An electronic throttle valve control system prevents rapid rotation of a throttle valve when the control system has a failure. A throttle valve controls the amount of intake air to an internal...
7591245 Air valve and method of use  
An air valve and its method of use including an air valve housing; a throttle plate disposed on a throttle shaft; a driven gear attached on the throttle shaft; a brushless direct current motor...
7591135 Method and system for using a measure of fueling rate in the air side control of an engine  
Methods and systems for using a measure of fueling rate in the air side control of an engine. By using a measure of the fueling rate, the air side control may, for example, anticipate the future...
7588014 Electronically-controlled throttle body  
An electronically-controlled throttle body includes a throttle valve having a valve disc, fixed on a valve shaft rotatably supported in a body inside which an air-intake passage is formed, for...
7584743 Noise reduction for an internal combustion engine  
A method and system for reducing noise associated with an internal combustion engine comprises operating an engine at an initial speed. An exhaust system has a resonant cavity to attenuate exhaust...
7584742 Electronic throttle control remedial action desensitization  
A control system for an engine comprises a fault determination module and a remedial action control module. The fault determination module generates a fault signal after detecting an infrastructure...
7571710 Throttle valve controller and engine  
A throttle valve controller configured to control opening and closing of a throttle valve disposed in an air-intake passage of a throttle body coupled to an engine, including an input member that...
7549407 Method and system for controlling a valve device  
A system and method are disclosed for controlling the positioning of a movable member of a valve device by an electric actuator. A model is used to generate estimates for the position and velocity...
7546829 Straddle type vehicle  
A straddle type vehicle includes a protrusion which is displaced together with a throttle valve, a lever pulley which is displaced in response to the rotation of a throttle grip, a spring and a...
7543563 High flow dual throttle body for small displacement engines  
A throttle body for an internal combustion engine of an automobile includes a housing defining a plurality of spaced apart, separated intake passages, a plurality of throttle valves, a plurality of...
7543562 Method and device for operating an internal combustion engine  
A method and a device are provided for operating an internal combustion engine, which make possible an improved characteristics curve correction of an actuator in an air supply of the internal...
7540270 Method and apparatus for controlling combustion mode transitions in an internal combustion engine  
A method to control operation of an engine during a transition from a first to a second combustion mode is provided. The engine includes a controllable throttle valve, a variable valve actuation...
7536993 Throttle devices for internal combustion engines  
A throttle device for an internal combustion engine includes a throttle body, a transmission mechanism and an opener. A relief spring is interleaved between the throttle body and the opener. A back...
7533653 Intake air control system for a V-type internal combustion engine and engine incorporating same  
An intake air control system of a V-type internal combustion engine is arranged in a V-shaped space defined between front and rear banks of the engine. The intake air control system includes front...
7530346 Intake structure of V-type internal combustion engine  
In an internal combustion engine wherein an intake manifold for performing intake for the front and rear cylinders is placed in a narrow and high-temperature V-bank, to provide a structure of an...
7530345 Vehicle cruise control  
A vehicle having a vehicle body, a seat, an engine, a throttle body, a throttle valve, a throttle valve actuator, a throttle operator, a throttle operator position sensor, a cruise control switch,...
7509939 Throttle control apparatus for internal combustion engine  
A throttle control apparatus comprises a throttle valve placed in an intake passage, a motor for driving the throttle valve, an electronic control unit (ECU) for controlling the motor, and a...
7509193 Method and device for limiting the driving speed of a motor vehicle  
A method and a device are provided for limiting the driving speed of a motor vehicle that allow a selectable, fixed fuel consumption per distance traveled to be maintained without limiting...
7506633 Press-fit of sensor assembly in electronic throttle control application  
An electronic throttle control housing structure ( 10 ) for a vehicle includes an upper housing ( 12 ), a lower housing ( 14 ) mating with the upper housing, and a sensor assembly ( 20 ) clamped...
7503311 Method for sensing and clearing throttle plate obstruction  
An electronic throttle control system and method for detecting a throttle plate obstruction when the ignition key is on and the engine is either not running or running, and for clearing the...
7503310 Packaging arrangement for an increment position sensor  
An engine actuator includes a sensor assembly driven by an electric motor through a worm gear. An output gear is also driven by the electric motor about an axis transverse to the electric motor...
7500467 Throttle opening control system and method for internal combustion engine  
During a process of increasing the throttle opening when the accelerator pedal is depressed while the vehicle is in a decelerating condition, first throttle opening holding control for holding the...
7497200 Continuous throttle regulation device  
A continuous throttle regulation device employs a motor throttle body located proximate to a motor or engine, and an accelerator pedal located remote from the motor or engine. A return switch (RS)...
7490590 Electronic throttle  
A throttle having: a housing having an airflow passage therein; a throttle plate rotatably mounted to the housing and disposed within the passage; a motor disposed outside the passage for rotating...
7490589 Electronically controlled throttle valve unit  
An electronically controlled throttle valve unit includes a valve shaft supported by a throttle body, a throttle valve provided on the valve shaft rotatably therewith, an actuator for controlling...
7487758 Control apparatus for a throttle stop of an internal combustion engine  
The present invention relates to a control apparatus for a throttle stop. The control apparatus provides accurate and consistent throttle stop operation.
7484496 Throttle apparatus embedding electronic control unit therein  
A throttle apparatus embedding an electronic control unit in which a circuit board of the electronic control unit is embedded within a throttle body and a connector for connecting to an external...
7472685 Control method and control apparatus of internal combustion engine  
An internal combustion engine includes a throttle controlling mechanism; a valve characteristic varying mechanism which controls an internal EGR rate by the control of an overlap period Pa and a...
7472682 System having a screw  
A system having a screw structure includes a casing and a self-tapping screw. The casing includes a through hole. The self-tapping screw includes a male thread portion and an unthreaded column...
7472681 Throttle valve unit  
A throttle valve unit is disclosed that includes a main body having a cylinder portion defining a fluid passage. The main body also includes a fastening portion projecting from an outer peripheral...
7471003 Vehicular power control apparatus  
A protection operation control part switches a gate signal interruption switch for protection of power elements to a gate signal interruption side, and invalidates a switching signal from a hybrid...
7463970 Torque based engine speed control  
A method of achieving a desired engine speed of an internal combustion engine includes determining the desired engine speed, calculating a slow response torque value based on the desired engine...
7461630 Electronic throttle valve control system and two-wheeled motor vehicle  
An electronic throttle valve control system prevents rapid rotation of a throttle valve reliably when the control system has a failure. A throttle valve controls the amount of intake air to an...
7448358 Ignition timing control system for light duty combustion engines  
A control system for a low cost, light duty combustion engine, where the control system generally utilizes an engine speed input signal and independent operating sequences to determine a desired...
7444983 Control device and control method for air amount regulating mechanism  
An ECU executes a program including the steps of calculating a correction coefficient K ( 1 ) having a value that is greater as an accelerator pedal position is greater, calculating a first...
7444982 Engine air intake shut off valve  
The invention is directed to a shut-off valve for stopping the air-flow to an engine. A butterfly valve disposed in an air passage is moved between a first open position and second closed position...
7444234 Method and apparatus for monitoring an intake air filter  
There is provided a method and system for monitoring an intake air filter for an internal combustion engine of a hybrid powertrain operative to transmit an output torque to a driveline. The engine...
7434566 ETC control system and method  
An electronic throttle control system and method which prevents obstructions from forming around a throttle plate during engine soak.
7434565 Electronic throttle control apparatus  
The electronic throttle control apparatus for a vehicle engine includes a throttle actuator including an electric motor generating torque for driving a throttle valve in an opening direction and a...
7431013 Intake air control device, and vehicle including same  
An intake air control device is provided in which a valve shaft extends in the left and right direction of a vehicle body frame across an air intake path, and is rotatably supported by an air...
7428892 Electronically controlled throttle valve system  
In an electronically controlled throttle valve system, a case of a DC motor and a valve housing forming a throttle body are mutually different in material and shape. Specifically, the valve housing...
7426828 Method and device for controlling the airflow supplied to an internal combustion engine  
This method is intended for a turbocharged internal combustion engine having an electrically controlled throttle valve. The turbocharger has a waste gate for regulating its pressure. The position...
7418944 Electronic throttle control apparatus  
An electronic throttle control apparatus includes: a motor; a throttle valve which is driven by the motor to open and close; a throttle sensor for detecting an actual opening angle of the throttle...
7415346 Air intake device, sensor unit, two-wheeled vehicle, and intake air temperature detection method  
A temperature sensor is disposed at a position upstream of a throttle shaft in the flow channel so as not to contact the throttle valve. An inlet of a guiding path in the flow channel is arranged...
7412965 Exhaust control system for an internal combustion engine  
An exhaust control system for an internal combustion engine having a plurality of actuators wherein each actuator controls a predetermined engine parameter. A plurality of sensors are also...