System and method for controlling an injection time of a fuel injector

A system (10) and method (400) for controlling an injection time (26) of a fuel injector (20). The system (10) includes a drive circuit (12) configured to output a drive signal (22) having a pulse width (24), wherein the injection time (26) is influenced by the pulse width (24) and a closing electrical decay (28) of the fuel injector (20). A controller (14) is configured to determine the closing electrical decay (28) of the fuel injector (20) and adapt the pulse width (24) based on the closing electrical decay (28) to control the injection time (26). The closing electrical decay (28) includes a closing response (32). The controller (14) determines the closing response (32) based on an injector signal (VC), such as a coil voltage (VC) of the fuel injector (20). By determining the closing response (32), the pulse width (24) can be adjusted to compensate for fuel injector (20) part-to-part variability, fuel injector (20) wear, variations in fuel pressure received by the fuel injector (20), dirt in the fuel injector (20), and the like.