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Method of air/fuel ratio control for internal combustion engine
Assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1987-04-29
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Granted: 1988-08-30
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Expires: 2007-04-29
Abstract
Abstract A method of air/fuel ratio control for a multicylinder internal combustion engine, utilziing an oxygen concentration sensor which produces an output varying in proportion to oxygen concentration, in which compensation values are computed and stored for use in compensating errors of a basic value which controls the air/fuel ratio. While the engine is operating in a condition condition in which the deviation of a detected air/fuel ratio from a target air/fuel ratio is below a predetermined level, respective compensation values are computed and updated for the individual cylinders of the engine, with these compensation values being computed in accordance with variations in the magnitude of the detected air/fuel ratio.
Inventors
- 👤 Toyohei Nakajima
- 👤 Yasushi Okada
- 👤 Toshiyuki Mieno
- 👤 Nobuyuki Oono
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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2026-10-25 19:53
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D41/00; F02D41/008; F02D41/02; F02D41/14; F02D41/1438; F02D41/1439; F02D41/1441; F02D41/1443; F02D41/24; F02D41/2406; F02D41/2425; F02D41/2429; F02D41/2451; F02D41/2454; F02D41/1444; F02D41/1454; F02D41/1456
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
249 words
A method of air/fuel ratio control for a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine provided with at least one oxygen concentration sensor mounted within an exhaust system of said internal combustion engine for producing an output which varies substantially in proportion to an oxygen concentration in exhaust gas from said engine, the method comprising: setting a basic value for airfuel ratio control, in accordance with a plurality of engine operating parameters relating to engine load; detecting the air/fuel ratio of a mixture supplied to the engine, based upon the output from said oxygen concentration sensor; compensating said basic value by at least an air/fuel ratio feedback compensation value which is derived in accordance with a deviation from a target air/fuel ratio of an air/fuel ratio detected utilizing the output from said oxygen concentration sensor and by a learning control compensation value representing a secular change of an air/fuel ratio control system including said oxygen concentration sensor and, to thereby determine an output value with respect to said target air/fuel ratio and; controlling the air/fuel ratio of said mixture in accordance with said output value; wherein the improvement comprises: detecting a predetermined operating condition of said engine in which variations of said detected air/fuel ratio are small and, computing the updating respective individual values of said learning control compensation value for the respective cylinders of said engine, each said compensation being executed in accordance with the magnitude of a change in said detected air/fuel ratio when said predetermined operating condition is detected.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
249 words
A method of air/fuel ratio control for a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine provided with at least one oxygen concentration sensor mounted within an exhaust system of said internal combustion engine for producing an output which varies substantially in proportion to an oxygen concentration in exhaust gas from said engine, the method comprising: setting a basic value for airfuel ratio control, in accordance with a plurality of engine operating parameters relating to engine load; detecting the air/fuel ratio of a mixture supplied to the engine, based upon the output from said oxygen concentration sensor; compensating said basic value by at least an air/fuel ratio feedback compensation value which is derived in accordance with a deviation from a target air/fuel ratio of an air/fuel ratio detected utilizing the output from said oxygen concentration sensor and by a learning control compensation value representing a secular change of an air/fuel ratio control system including said oxygen concentration sensor and, to thereby determine an output value with respect to said target air/fuel ratio and; controlling the air/fuel ratio of said mixture in accordance with said output value; wherein the improvement comprises: detecting a predetermined operating condition of said engine in which variations of said detected air/fuel ratio are small and, computing the updating respective individual values of said learning control compensation value for the respective cylinders of said engine, each said compensation being executed in accordance with the magnitude of a change in said detected air/fuel ratio when said predetermined operating condition is detected.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
54 words
A method of air/fuel ratio control according to claim 1, in which said air/fuel ratio feedback compensation value is a compensation coefficient (K O2 ) by which said basic value is multiplied, and in which said learning control compensation value is a compensation coefficient (K REF ) by which said basic value is multiplied.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
53 words
A method of air/fuel ratio control according to claim 1, in which said internal combustion engine is provided with a plurality of said oxygen concentration sensors, each of said oxygen concentration sensors being adapted to sense an oxygen concentration in exhaust gas produced from at least one specific corresponding cylinder of said engine.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
52 words
A method of air/fuel ratio control according to claim 1, in which said internal combustion engine is provided with a plurality of said oxygen concentration sensors, each of said oxygen concentration sensors being adaped to sense an oxygen concentration in exhaust gas produced from specific corresponding pair of cylinders of said engine.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method of air/fuel ratio control according to claim 1, in which said predetermined operating condition comprises said deviation from said target air/fuel ratio of said detected air/fuel ratio being smaller than a predetermined value.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method of air/fuel ratio control according to claim 1, in which said predetermined operating condition comprises said deviation from said target air/fuel ratio of a mean value of said detected air/fuel ratio being smaller than a predetermined value.
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