Patent ID: 7165399

Claim:
A method for controlling an internal combustion engine having an intake manifold fluidly coupled to a turbocharger, the turbocharger having an effect on a manifold air pressure (MAP) and a manifold air flow (MAF) in the intake manifold, the internal combustion engine also having one or more fuel injectors for injecting fuel into the intake manifold of the engine, the method comprising the steps of: providing one or more fuel rate signals at least one of which is related to the change in fuel rate; and adjusting one or more air-side actuator setpoints of the engine to control the manifold air pressure (MAP) and/or the manifold air flow (MAF) of the air in the intake manifold, wherein said step of adjusting the one or more air-side actuator setpoints is based, at least in part, on the at least one fuel rate signal that is related to the change in fuel rate.