Patent ID: 7715974
Filing Date: 2010-05-11
Classification: F01L,F02D,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A computer readable storage medium having stored data representing instructions executable by a computer to control an electrically actuated valve in at least a cylinder of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, said storage medium comprising: instructions for operating at least a cylinder of an internal combustion engine having first and second intake valves; instructions for opening said first intake valve once during a first cycle of said at least a cylinder and holding said first intake valve closed during a second cycle of said at least a cylinder, said second cycle of said at least a cylinder following said first cycle of said at least a cylinder; instructions for holding said second intake valve closed during said first cylinder cycle and opening said second intake valve during said second cycle of said at least a cylinder; instructions for opening said first intake valve and said second intake valve during said first and second cycles of said at least a cylinder at substantially the same timings relative to crankshaft position of said internal combustion engine; instructions for injecting different amounts of fuel to said at least a cylinder during said first and said second cycles of said at least a cylinder; and instructions for delivering different spark timings during said first and second cycles of said at least a cylinder.