Patents by Inventor Martino Casetti

Martino Casetti has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9657670
    Abstract: A control system for an engine of a vehicle includes an adder module that determines a temperature sum based on a sum of a plurality of temperatures determined based on (i) a plurality of operating parameters of the vehicle and (ii) a plurality of predetermined values calibrated for determining an estimated temperature at a location within an exhaust system of the vehicle. A temperature difference module determines a temperature difference based on the temperature sum and a previous value of the temperature difference. An estimating module determines the estimated temperature at the location within the exhaust system based on the temperature difference and a reference temperature. An actuator control module selectively adjusts at least one engine actuator based on the estimated temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Zhijian James Wu, Sanjeev M. Naik, Joshua D. Cowgill, Martino Casetti
  • Patent number: 9644548
    Abstract: A control system for an engine of a vehicle includes an adder module that determines a pressure sum based on a sum of a plurality of pressures determined based on (i) a plurality of operating parameters of the vehicle and (ii) a plurality of predetermined values calibrated for determining an estimated pressure at a location within an exhaust system of the vehicle. An estimating module determines the estimated pressure at the location within the exhaust system based on the pressure sum and a reference pressure. An actuator control module selectively adjusts at least one engine actuator based on the estimated pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Zhijian James Wu, Sanjeev M. Naik, Joshua D. Cowgill, Martino Casetti
  • Patent number: 9631567
    Abstract: A fuel control system for a vehicle includes a pressure compensation module that compensates an intake oxygen signal based on an intake pressure signal and that generates a compensated intake oxygen signal. A blow-by estimation module generates an estimated blow-by flow. A purge flow estimation module estimates the purge flow based on the compensated intake oxygen signal and the estimated blow-by flow. A fuel control estimation module reduces fueling to injectors of an engine of the vehicle based on the purge flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: B. Jerry Song, Martino Casetti, Scott Jeffrey, Louis A. Avallone
  • Publication number: 20170096950
    Abstract: A control system for an engine of a vehicle includes an adder module that determines a pressure sum based on a sum of a plurality of pressures determined based on (i) a plurality of operating parameters of the vehicle and (ii) a plurality of predetermined values calibrated for determining an estimated pressure at a location within an exhaust system of the vehicle. An estimating module determines the estimated pressure at the location within the exhaust system based on the pressure sum and a reference pressure. An actuator control module selectively adjusts at least one engine actuator based on the estimated pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Zhijian James WU, Sanjeev M. NAIK, Joshua D. COWGILL, Martino CASETTI
  • Publication number: 20170096957
    Abstract: A control system for an engine of a vehicle includes an adder module that determines a temperature sum based on a sum of a plurality of temperatures determined based on (i) a plurality of operating parameters of the vehicle and (ii) a plurality of predetermined values calibrated for determining an estimated temperature at a location within an exhaust system of the vehicle. A temperature difference module determines a temperature difference based on the temperature sum and a previous value of the temperature difference. An estimating module determines the estimated temperature at the location within the exhaust system based on the temperature difference and a reference temperature. An actuator control module selectively adjusts at least one engine actuator based on the estimated temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Zhijian James WU, Sanjeev M. NAIK, Joshua D. COWGILL, Martino CASETTI
  • Publication number: 20160138528
    Abstract: An energy module determines an amount of energy consumed by an electric heater of a fuel vapor canister since an ignition system of the vehicle was last transitioned from OFF to ON. A purge valve control module controls opening a purge valve while the ignition system of the vehicle is ON, wherein fuel vapor flows from the vapor canister through the purge valve to an air intake system when the purge valve is open. A heater control module selectively applies power to the electric heater of the fuel vapor canister and, based on at least one of the amount of energy consumed by the electric heater and a mass of fuel vapor that has flowed through the purge valve, selectively disconnects the electric heater from the power until after the ignition system is transitioned from ON to OFF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Darrell W. BURLEIGH, Martino Casetti, William R. Cadman
  • Patent number: 9341133
    Abstract: A fuel control system of a vehicle includes an injection control module and a command module. The injection control module determines a first target amount of fuel for a combustion event of an engine. A command module selectively command the injection control module to provide two fuel injections when a torque request decreases. In response to the command, the injection control module: determines second and third target amounts of fuel based on the first target amount; provides a first fuel injection during the combustion event based on the second target amount; and provides a second fuel injection during a compression stroke of the combustion event based on the third target amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Sanjeev M. Naik, Vijay Ramappan, Martino Casetti
  • Publication number: 20160123200
    Abstract: A system includes a soot module, a coordinator module, a regeneration module, and actuator modules. The soot module determines a current amount of soot mass in a particulate filter of a gasoline engine, where the particulate filter is downstream from the gasoline engine and receives an exhaust gas from the gasoline engine. The coordinator module generates an enable signal, a torque reserve signal, and an equivalence ratio. The regeneration module, based on the current amount of soot mass and the enable signal, generates a regeneration signal to regenerate the particulate filter. The actuator modules, based on the regeneration signal, the torque reserve signal and the equivalence ratio, retard spark and increase an amount of air flow to the particulate filter. The actuators maintain a same amount of torque out of the gasoline engine during regeneration as output from the gasoline engine prior to the regeneration of the particulate filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: VIJAY RAMAPPAN, JAN FRITZSCHE, MARTINO CASETTI, JEREMY J. ANDERSON
  • Publication number: 20150051811
    Abstract: A fuel control system for a vehicle includes a pressure compensation module that compensates an intake oxygen signal based on an intake pressure signal and that generates a compensated intake oxygen signal. A blow-by estimation module generates an estimated blow-by flow. A purge flow estimation module estimates the purge flow based on the compensated intake oxygen signal and the estimated blow-by flow. A fuel control estimation module reduces fueling to injectors of an engine of the vehicle based on the purge flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: B. Jerry Song, Martino Casetti, Scott Jeffrey, Louis A. Avallone
  • Publication number: 20140257673
    Abstract: A fuel control system of a vehicle includes an injection control module and a command module. The injection control module determines a first target amount of fuel for a combustion event of an engine. A command module selectively command the injection control module to provide two fuel injections when a torque request decreases. In response to the command, the injection control module: determines second and third target amounts of fuel based on the first target amount; provides a first fuel injection during the combustion event based on the second target amount; and provides a second fuel injection during a compression stroke of the combustion event based on the third target amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Sanjeev M. Naik, Vijay Ramappan, Martino Casetti
  • Publication number: 20130253798
    Abstract: An engine control system for a vehicle includes a flowrate module, first and second mass fraction calculating modules, and an actuator control module. The flowrate module determines a mass flowrate of exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) to an engine. The first mass fraction calculating module, based on the mass flowrate of EGR, determines a first mass fraction of recirculated exhaust gas relative of a first gas charge for a first combustion event of the engine. The second mass fraction calculating module determines a second mass fraction of recirculated exhaust gas of a second gas charge for a second combustion event of the engine based on an average of the first mass fraction and one or more other values of the first mass fraction determined for other combustion events, respectively. The actuator control module selectively adjusts an engine operating parameter based on the second mass fraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: GM Globel Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Vijay Ramappan, Darrell W. Burleigh, Martino Casetti
  • Publication number: 20130226435
    Abstract: A system according to the principles of the present disclosure includes a volumetric efficiency adjustment module and an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) flow adjustment module. The volumetric efficiency adjustment module adjusts an estimated volumetric efficiency of an engine based on a mass flow rate of air entering the engine. The EGR flow adjustment module selectively adjusts an estimated mass flow rate of exhaust gas passing through an EGR valve based on an amount by which the volumetric efficiency adjustment module adjusts the volumetric efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Jon C. Wasberg, Vijay Ramappan, Layne K. Wiggins, Gregory J. York, Martino Casetti