Patent ID: 7712439

Claim:
A method for controlling the operation of a cylinder of an internal-combustion engine, the cylinder being provided with a combustion chamber which can be opened or closed at the intake and opened or closed at the exhaust, and at least one fuel injector, in which method, during the same operating cycle of the cylinder, the following phases are carried out: an opening phase at the exhaust between an exhaust opening time (OE) and an exhaust closing time (FE); a first opening phase at the intake between a first intake opening time (OA 1 ) after the exhaust opening time (OE) and a first intake closing time (FA 1 ); a second opening phase at the intake between a second intake opening time (OA 2 ) and a second intake closing time (FA 2 ); a fuel injection phase between an injection start time (OI) and an injection end time (FI); and a combustion phase for the air/fuel mixture contained in the chamber ( 11 ), wherein the exhaust closing time (FE) is between the first intake opening time (OA 1 ) and the second intake opening time (OA 2 ), wherein the injection start time (OI) is between the first intake opening time (OA 1 ) and the exhaust closing time (FE), and wherein the first intake closing time (FA 1 ) precedes the second intake opening time (OA 2 ).