Patent ID: 8615353

Claim:
A method comprising: operating an engine coupled to a transmission; regulating operation of the engine with a controller to adjust fueling of the engine which includes: providing a signal to the controller representative of a requested engine torque, wherein the requested engine torque requires a torque reversal from a detected engine torque; determining a first fueling rate as a function of the signal and a set of preselected operating instructions, wherein the first fueling rate corresponds to a first allowable torque transition rate from the detected engine torque through the torque reversal; adjusting a set of engine operating parameters according to the first fueling rate; determining a second fueling rate as a function of the first fueling rate and the set of preselected operating instructions, wherein after the torque reversal the second fueling rate adjusts the first allowable torque transition rate to a second allowable torque transition rate that is greater than the first allowable torque transition rate; and adjusting a set of engine operating parameters according to the second fueling rate.