Title:
AN ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2001061176
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An engine management system for an internal combustion engine. The engine management system comprises an engine control system calculating an engine operating control value, a palm-size computer transportable relative to the engine control system, and an external computer communicating with the palm-size computer. The engine operating control value is adapted to be supplied to the internal combustion engine to vary engine performance. The palm-size computer has height, width, and thickness dimensions that are no larger than approximately 6 inches by approximately 4 inches by approximately 1 inch. The palm-size computer runs a set of engine management tools that communicate engine management data to the engine control system. The external computer downloads to the palm-size computer engine management tools and engine management files, and uploads from palm-size computer engine management files.
Inventors:
HUSTON ROY D
CHATFIELD GLEN F
CHATFIELD GLEN F
Application Number:
PCT/US2001/005046
Publication Date:
February 14, 2002
Filing Date:
February 20, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
OPTIMUM POWER TECHNOLOGY LP (US)
International Classes:
F02D11/02; F02D37/02; F02D41/24; B60K37/06; F02D41/26; F02D41/30; F02D41/34; F02D45/00; (IPC1-7): F02D41/26; G01R31/00; G01M15/00
Domestic Patent References:
| WO1992009957A1 | 1992-06-11 |
Foreign References:
| DE19612796A1 | 1997-10-02 | |||
| EP0474493A1 | 1992-03-11 | |||
| US5608632A | 1997-03-04 | |||
| US6020654A | 2000-02-01 |
Other References:
R. COMERFORD: "Pocket computers ignite OS battle", IEEE SPECTRUM, 1 May 1998 (1998-05-01), pages 43 - 46, XP002177087
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