Claims
- 1. A variable cam timing (VCT) system used in an internal combustion engine, said system having a dual dependent cam shaft configuration, wherein an intake cam position is referenced to an exhaust cam, comprising:
a sequence of crank tooth signals generated by a first position sensor; a sequence of exhaust cam tooth signals generated by a second position sensor; a sequence of intake cam tooth signals generated by a third position sensor; a formula of intake phase degrees referenced to the exhaust cam phase, said formula being: Phase=(ΔT/T*Crank Angle)−Zphase wherein ΔT is the time segment starting from a falling edge of said exhaust cam tooth signal to the next occurring falling edge of said intake cam tooth signal.
- 2. The system of claim 1, wherein Zphase is a run time calculated offset value.
- 3. The system of claim 1, wherein said internal combustion engine is a dual dependent V engine.
- 4. The system of claim 1, wherein T is the time between 2 applicable consecutive crank teeth falling edge signals, said. T is always greater than ΔT.
- 5. The system of claim 1, wherein Crank Angle equals 360 degrees devided by the number of evenly spaced crank teeth associated with a rolling crank shaft.
- 6. The system of claims 1 further comprising a controller for controlling the elements listed in claim 1.
- 7. In a variable cam timing (VCT) system used in an internal combustion engine, said system having a dual dependent cam shaft configuration, wherein an intake cam position is referenced to an exhaust cam, a method comprising the steps of:
providing a sequence of crank tooth signals generated by a first position sensor; providing a sequence of exhaust cam tooth signals generated by a second position sensor; providing a sequence of intake cam tooth signals generated by a third position sensor; providing a formula of intake phase degrees referenced to the exhaust cam phase, said formula being: Phase=(ΔT/T*Crank Angle)−Zphase wherein ΔT is the time segment starting from a falling edge of said exhaust cam tooth signal to the next occurring falling edge of said intake cam tooth signal.
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims an invention which was disclosed in Provisional Application No. 60/389,200, filed Jun. 17, 2002, entitled “VCT CAM TIMING SYSTEM UTILIZING CALCULATION OF INTAKE PHASE FOR DUAL DEPENDENT CAMS”. The benefit under 35 USC §119(e) of the United States provisional application is hereby claimed, and the aforementioned application is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60389200 |
Jun 2002 |
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