FUEL VOLATILITY RECOGNITION METHOD DURING THE POST-CRANKING STEP OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE

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APP PUB NO 20090107226A1
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12210257

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A fuel volatility recognition method during the post-cranking step of an internal combustion engine; the recognition method contemplates the steps of: starting the internal combustion engine; adjusting the enrichment of the mixture burnt in the cylinders of the internal combustion engine according to a previously determined historic fuel volatility value; detecting the time evolution of the angular speed of a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine during the post-cranking step; determining the noise contained in the angular speed of the crankshaft by filtering the angular speed itself by means of a high-pass filter; comparing the noise contained in the angular speed of the crankshaft against at least one predetermined threshold value; and recognizing the fuel volatility according to the result of the comparison between the noise contained in the angular speed of the crankshaft and the predetermined recognition threshold.

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MAGNETI MARELLI POWERTRAIN S P A20011 CORBETTA

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CATERINI, Canio Rocco Cancellara , IT 2 3
Lambertini, Loris Crespellano , IT 11 37
Sala, De Llobet Carlo Enrico Bologna , IT 1 1
Zanotti, Massimo Vado , IT 26 117
Zecca, Luca Sala Bolognese , IT 1 1

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