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AssigneeOrbital Australia Pty Ltd
InventorsRichard Albert George WOOLFORD, John Howard TUBB, Callan Murray BLEECHMORE
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A method and system for controlling operation of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle (such as a remotely operable unmanned aerial vehicle) to perform or implement a control strategy for controlling operation of the engine. The method and system comprises providing first and second modes optionally available for operating the engine, and changing operation of the engine from the first mode of operation to the second mode of operation following a determination that a characteristic of the operation of the engine (such as engine speed) has been requested to be modified to beyond a predetermined threshold or level. The method and system further comprises reverting control of operation of the engine from the second mode to the first mode once the requested characteristic is no longer beyond the predetermined threshold or level.
A method of controlling operation of an internal combustion engine, the method comprising:
A control system for an internal combustion engine, wherein the control system is operable to provide first and second modes optionally available for operating the engine, and wherein the control system comprises a first controller external (or remote) of the engine and a second controller local to the engine, the first controller being configured to request a characteristic of the operation of the engine in the first mode, the second controller being configured to interact with an electronic control unit (ECU), whereby in the second mode the ECU limits the authority of the second controller to cause a change in operation of the engine which is beyond the predetermined threshold or level.
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