Abstract:
A method and system for adaptive transient fuel compensation in a cylinder of an engine (300) estimates a fraction of fuel evaporated in a fuel intake system of the engine bv by measuring a temporal delay (515) between when an identification fuel charge is injected (505) and when a binary-type exhaust gas oxygen sensor (315) switches state. An estimate of a fraction of fuel adhering to the fuel intake system of the engine c is derived from the estimate of bv. Fuel delivery to the engine is adjusted dependent on the estimates of c and bv.
Abstract:
The catalyst control method of the invention continuously estimates a level of oxygen stored by a catalyst within a catalytic converter. The estimated oxygen stored by the catalyst is compared to a predetermined threshold and positive or negative deviations in the oxygen amount from the threshold is determined. When a positive deviation from the threshold amount is detected, the air/fuel ratio flowing into an engine (16) is decreased. Correspondingly, when a negative deviation is detected, the air/fuel ratio flowing into the engine (16) is increased. The amount of oxygen stored by the catalyst is determined by analyzing signals from a first gas sensor (28) positioned upstream from a catalytic converter (34) and a second gas sensor (30) positioned downstream from the catalytic converter (34). An engine control unit (10) integrates an expression for the mass flow rate of excess oxygen into the catalytic converter (34). Engine control unit (10) applies a change in air/fuel ratio to maintain the oxygen level on the catalyst within the catalytic converter (34) at a desired level.
Abstract:
A method and system for adaptive transient fuel compensation in an engine, which estimates fuel puddle dynamics for a cylinder in an engine by determining the parameters of a wall-wetting model at every engine cycle by measuring a temporal-delay (407) between the time at which an "identification" fuel charge is injected (405) and the time at which a binary-type exhaust gas oxygen sensor switches state. Fuel delivery to the cylinder is then adjusted (417) dependent upon the estimated fuel puddle dynamics which were determined as a function of the temporal delay (407).
Abstract:
A method and system for fuel delivery to an engine (400) measures when an exhaust gas sensor (413) is in a non-lit-off condition and when the exhaust gas sensor (413) is in a lit-off condition. A control device (409) estimates fuel puddle dynamics for an intake system of the engine when the exhaust gas sensor is in the lit-off condition, and adapts an open-loop fuel parameter table dependent upon the estimated fuel puddle dynamics. The control device (409) then adjusts fuel delivery to the engine dependent on the fuel puddle dynamics when the exhaust gas sensor is in the lit-off condition and adjusts fuel delivery to the engine dependent upon the open-loop fuel parameter table when the exhaust gas sensor is in the non-lit-off condition.
Abstract:
A system, and a corresponding method, for measuring a chemical concentration of a gas exhausted from exhaust ports (409, 413) of a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine (401) includes a gas sensing device. This device (419) is preferably a UEGO (Universal Exhaust Gas Oxygen) sensor. The gas exhausted is present in a substantially stable chemical concentration (706, 718) at a collection point (420) during intervals (738, 742) of engine angular rotation corresponding to the exhaust cycles. The UEGO sensor (419) measures the gas exhausted from the exhaust ports (409, 413) and provides a sensory output signal (743) that, during the intervals (738, 742) of engine angular rotation corresponding to each of the exhaust cycles, approaches (737, 741) a substantially stable value representative of the chemical concentration of the gas (706, 718) exhausted during the associated exhaust cycle. The sensory output signal (743) is coupled to an engine control system (431) that is executing signal reconstruction method steps (500, 600). These signal reconstruction steps (500, 600) are preferably based on a Kalman-Bucy state estimator in which a constituent gas signal P?oe? (745) that has a substantially constant amplitude during the intervals (738, 742), is reconstructed by the Kalman-Bucy state estimation reconstruction process (500, 600). The described improved method, and system, can compensate for the static and dynamic temporal and spacial effects, characteristic of the multi-cylinder engine exhaust system and the difference in sensory response to rich and lean exhaust gases, of the UEGO (419) sensor.
Abstract:
A method for monitoring the performance of a catalytic converter (34) computes the oxygen storage capacity and desorption capacity of a catalyst within the catalytic converter (34). An engine control unit (10) receives mass flow rate information of air from a mass air flow rate sensor (12) and an injector driver (24), and receives electrical signals from an upstream exhaust gas sensor (28) and a downstream exhaust gas sensor (30). The engine control unit (10) calculates normalized air fuel ratios for the exhaust gas entering and leaving the catalytic converter (34) and performs numerical integration to determine the oxygen storage capacity and oxygen desorption capacity of the catalyst in the catalytic converter (34). The calculated oxygen storage and desorption capacities of the catalyst are compared with threshold values to determine the performance of the catalytic converter (34).
Abstract:
A method and system for adaptive transient fuel compensation in a cylinder of a multi-cylinder engine estimates fuel puddle dynamics for the cylinder by determining parameters of a wall-wetting model every engine cycle. Fuel delivery to the cylinder is adjusted dependent on the estimated fuel puddle dynamics. An adaptive controller (203) is characterized by three components, an adjustable compensator (207), a wall-wetting model (215), and a parameter adaptation algorithm (221). The adjustable compensator (207) receives estimates of a parameter C (223) and of a parameter bv (225) directly from the parameter adaptation algorithm (221), and adjusts fuel injected (213) dependent on the parameter estimates (223 and 225) and a desired fuel demand (205).
Abstract:
A method and system for fuel delivery to an engine (400) measures when an exhaust gas sensor (413) is in a non-lit-off condition and when the exhaust gas sensor (413) is in a lit-off condition. A control device (409) estimates fuel puddle dynamics for an intake system of the engine when the exhaust gas sensor is in the lit-off condition, and adapts an open-loop fuel parameter table dependent upon the estimated fuel puddle dynamics. The control device (409) then adjusts fuel delivery to the engine dependent on the fuel puddle dynamics when the exhaust gas sensor is in the lit-off condition and adjusts fuel delivery to the engine dependent upon the open-loop fuel parameter table when the exhaust gas sensor is in the non-lit-off condition.