Method of controlling a pressure in an intake manifold (IT) of an
Otto cycle internal
combustion (E) engine, equipped with a
throttle valve (TH) and an electric
actuator (Act) arranged to control a target position (αdes) of a
shutter (SH) of the
butterfly valve and a
pressure sensor (Sns), the method comprising a control procedure (CTRL) of the
actuator as a function of a first pressure error between a value of target pressure ( Pd.es ) and an estimated pressure value (Pcalc), in which the estimate of the estimated pressure value (Pcalc) is a function of a second error (Ectrl) between an average value (Pmeas_filt) of the measured pressure and an average value ( Pcalc_filt) of the estimate (Pcalc) of the pressure value.