Patent ID: 7920954
Filing Date: 2011-04-05
Classification: F01L,F02D,G01M

Abstract:
1. A method of operating an internal-combustion multiple cylinder engine, including at least one actuator connected to a working device of the engine, a programmable logic component with multiple physical outputs and means for synchronizing the component according to an engine cycle, comprising: the component generating an angular reference point in the engine cycle for each cylinder; the component generating actuator control pulses with each pulse being programmed with phase and duration information relative to the angular reference point, being independent and being linked to one of the multiple cylinders; the component distributing the control pulses to at least one physical output of the component with each pulse being assigned to one of the multiple cylinders; and controlling with the control pulses at least one of the actuators linked to one of the physical outputs assigned to one of the multiple cylinders.