Method for operating an internal combustion engine

A control element for a control unit of an internal combustion engine, the control element storing a computer program that when executed causes a computing device to perform the steps of:

• determining at least one of a setpoint fuel mass and a setpoint air mass as a function of a setpoint torque;
• making a transition from a first operating mode of the internal combustion engine to a second operating mode of the internal combustion engine;
• determining an actual torque during the transition to the second operating mode;
• calculating a torque difference between the setpoint torque and the actual torque;
• and
• controlling at least one of the setpoint fuel mass and the setpoint air mass as a function of the torque difference.

An internal combustion engine, comprising:

• a control unit, including:
• an arrangement for determining at least one of a setpoint fuel mass and a setpoint air mass as a function of a setpoint torque;
• an arrangement for making a transition from a first operating mode of the internal combustion engine to a second operating mode of the internal combustion engine;
• an arrangement for determining an actual torque during the transition to the second operating mode;
• an arrangement for calculating a torque difference between the setpoint torque and the actual torque;
• and
• an arrangement for controlling at least one of the setpoint fuel mass and the setpoint air mass as a function of the torque difference.

A method for operating an internal combustion engine, comprising the steps of:

• determining at least one of a setpoint fuel mass and a setpoint air mass as a function of a setpoint torque;
• making a transition from a first operating mode of the internal combustion engine to a second operating mode of the internal combustion engine;
• determining an actual torque during the transition to the second operating mode;
• calculating a torque difference between the setpoint torque and the actual torque;
• and
• controlling at least one of the setpoint fuel mass and the setpoint air mass as a function of the torque difference.