1. A method for reducing the magnitude of a knock retard angle in a vehicle having a quantity of fuel and a system for determining the quantity of fuel, the method comprising:
determining a previous fuel quantity;
determining a present fuel quantity, determining from said present fuel quantity and said previous fuel quantity whether the quantity of fuel has increased; and
decreasing the magnitude of the knock retard angle upon determining the quantity of fuel has increased.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of determining from said present fuel quantity and said previous fuel quantity whether the quantity of fuel has increased includes calculating the difference between said present fuel quantity and said previous fuel quantity.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of decreasing the magnitude of the knock retard angle upon determining the quantity of fuel has increased further requires that said quantity of fuel has increased by greater than a predetermined amount.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of decreasing the magnitude of the knock retard angle upon determining the quantity of fuel has increased further requires decreasing the magnitude of the knock retard angle by a predetermined decrement amount.
5. The method of claim 4 further comprising the steps of determining a base spark angle and limiting the magnitude of said predetermined decrement amount such that a total spark angle is less than or equal to said base spark angle.
6. The method of claim 4 wherein said predetermined decrement amount is a percentage.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of decreasing the magnitude of the knock retard angle upon determining the quantity of fuel has increased occurs a predetermined amount of time after said determination that said quantity of fuel has increased.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
What is claimed is:
1. A gasket comprising:
a compressible strip of electromagnetic interference (EMI) limiting material; and
a pattern of apertures formed in the strip.
2. The gasket as defined in claim 1 wherein the apertures are equidistantly spaced apart.
3. The gasket is defined in claim 1 wherein the apertures are spaced apart by variable distances.
4. The gasket as defined in claim 1 wherein the apertures are variably sized.
5. The gasket as defined in claim 1 wherein the apertures have a circular cross-section.
6. The gasket as defined in claim 1 wherein the apertures have a rectangular cross-section.
7. The gasket as defined in claim 1 wherein the apertures have a hexagonal cross-section.
8. A chassis comprising:
a metal chassis first portion;
a metal chassis second portion;
a mating edge connection between the first portion and the second portion;
a gasket mounted in the edge connection, the gasket including a compressible strip of electromagnetic interference (EMI) limiting material; and
a pattern of apertures formed in the strip.
9. The gasket as defined in claim 8 wherein the apertures are equidistantly spaced apart.
10. The gasket as defined in claim 8 wherein the apertures are variably spaced apart.
11. The gasket as defined in claim 8 wherein the apertures are variably sized.
12. The gasket as defined in claim 8 wherein the apertures have a circular cross-section.
13. The gasket as defined in claim 8 wherein the apertures have a rectangular cross-section.
14. The gasket as defined in claim 8 wherein the apertures have a hexagonal cross-section.
15. A computer system comprising:
a chassis having an internal computer component cavity defined therein;
a microprocessor mounted in the chassis;
a storage coupled to the microprocessor;
a video controller coupled to the microprocessor;
a memory coupled to provide storage to facilitate execution of computer programs by the microprocessor;
a first portion of the chassis formed of a metal portion;
a second portion of the chassis formed of a metal portion;
a plurality of computer components mounted in the first portion of the metal chassis;
a mating edge connection between the first and second portions of the metal chassis; and
a gasket mounted in the edge connection, the gasket including a compressible strip of electromagnetic interference (EMI) limiting material; and
a pattern of apertures formed in the strip.
16. The gasket as defined in claim 15 wherein the apertures are equidistantly spaced apart.
17. The gasket is defined in claim 15 wherein the apertures are variably spaced apart.
18. The gasket as defined in claim 15 wherein the apertures are variably sized.
19. The gasket as defined in claim 15 wherein the apertures have a circular cross-section.
20. The gasket as defined in claim 15 wherein the apertures have a rectangular cross-section.
21. The gasket as defined in claim 15 wherein the apertures have a hexagonal cross-section.