F02D 11/105
Characterised by the function converting demand to actuation
Official title: {characterised by the function converting demand to actuation, e.g. a map indicating relations between an accelerator pedal position and throttle valve opening or target engine torque}
F02D11/105 (Characterised by the function converting demand to actuation) appears on 1,154 US grants and 968 published applications in this corpus.
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