Automatic calibration system and method for a dual fuel internal combustion engine

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PATENT NO 9945308
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15263945

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A system and method for automatically calibrating an engine operating with a first fuel and a second fuel includes comparing each of a plurality of engine operating parameters with a corresponding limit, determining whether any of the plurality of engine operating parameters has exceeded its corresponding limit and, while none of the plurality of engine operating parameters has exceeded its corresponding limit, automatically and incrementally advance start of injection timing.

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CATERPILLAR INC100 NE ADAMS STREET PEORIA IL 61629-9510

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Atterberry, Nathan Washington, US 8 31
Bell, Brian West Lafayette, US 11 40
Gough, Michael D Lafayette, US 3 5
Howard, Jeff Lafayette, US 12 107
Xu, Hua Dunlap, US 547 9242

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