US4941448A
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Fuel supply control system for internal combustion engine with improved response characteristics to variation of induction air pressure
Assignee: Hitachi Unisia Automotive Ltd
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Filing: 1988-09-21
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Granted: 1990-07-17
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Expires: 2008-09-21
Abstract
Abstract A fuel supply control system derives a basic induction volume efficiency on the basis of an intake air pressure and modifies the basic induction volume efficiency with a correction value which is derived on the basis of an engine revolution speed and the intake air pressure. An induction volume efficiency is derived on the basis of modified basic induction volume efficiency, which derived induction volume efficiency is used for deriving a basic fuel supply amount with the intake air pressure. The basic fuel supply amount thus derived is used for controlling fuel supply for the engine. Derivation of the basic induction volume efficiency is performed by an interrupt routine which may be executed in a predetermined timing derived depending upon a time or in synchronism with engine revolution cycle. The correction value may be derived in a background job. Since the variation range of the corrective value is relatively small versus variation of the basic induction volume efficiency, smaller capacity of memory is required even when the correction value is set in a form of a two-dimensional table. With this, the memory capacity required for setting the two-dimensional map can be small but can provide satisfactorily high precision in controlling air/fuel ratio.
Inventors
- 👤 Shinpei Nakaniwa
- 👤 Naoki Tomisawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 21:07
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D41/00; F02D41/02; F02D41/18; F02D41/24; F02D41/26; F02D41/263; F02D41/30; F02D41/32
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
158 words
A fuel supply control system for an internal combustion engine, comprising: means for supplying a controlled amount of fuel to an induction system of said internal combustion engine; means for monitoring an engine driving condition including an engine speed and an intake air pressure; means for deriving a basic volumetric efficiency on the basis of one of said engine speed and said intake air pressure; means for deriving a correction value for said basic volumetric efficiency on the basis of said engine speed and said intake air pressure and modifying said basic volumetric efficiency with said correction value to derive a modified volumetric efficiency; means for deriving a fuel supply amount on the basis of fuel supply control parameters monitored by said monitoring means and including said intake air pressure and said modified volumetric efficiency; and means for controlling said supplying means for adjusting amount of fuel to be supplied to said induction system to the derived value.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
158 words
A fuel supply control system for an internal combustion engine, comprising: means for supplying a controlled amount of fuel to an induction system of said internal combustion engine; means for monitoring an engine driving condition including an engine speed and an intake air pressure; means for deriving a basic volumetric efficiency on the basis of one of said engine speed and said intake air pressure; means for deriving a correction value for said basic volumetric efficiency on the basis of said engine speed and said intake air pressure and modifying said basic volumetric efficiency with said correction value to derive a modified volumetric efficiency; means for deriving a fuel supply amount on the basis of fuel supply control parameters monitored by said monitoring means and including said intake air pressure and said modified volumetric efficiency; and means for controlling said supplying means for adjusting amount of fuel to be supplied to said induction system to the derived value.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
A fuel supply control system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said basic volumetric efficiency deriving means derives said basic volumetric efficiency on the basis of said intake air pressure.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
A fuel supply control system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said basic volumetric efficiency deriving means operates at a frequency higher than or equal to that of said correction value deriving means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
A fuel supply control system as set forth in claim 1, which further comprises means for assuming an altitude on the basis of preselected engine driving condition indicative parameter monitored by said monitoring means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
A fuel supply control system as set forth in claim 4, wherein said altitude assuming means assumes the altitude on the basis of an engine speed dependent reference pressure and an actual intake air pressure measured by said monitoring means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
A fuel supply control system as set forth in claim 5, which further comprises means for deriving a correction value of the basis of assumed altitude for correcting said fuel supply amount.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
45 words
A fuel supply control system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said monitoring means further monitors an intake air temperature, and which further comprise means for deriving a correction value on the basis of said intake air temperature for correcting said fuel supply amount.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
68 words
A fuel supply control system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said monitoring means further monitors and oxygen concentration in an exhaust gas, and which system further comprises means for deriving a correction value on the basis of oxygen concentration so that the oxygen concentration in the exhaust gas is maintained in the vicinity of a predetermined value corresponding to a stoichometric value of an air/fuel ratio.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
205 words
A fuel supply control system for an internal combustion engine, comprising: fuel supply means for supplying a controlled amount of fuel to an induction system of said internal combustion engine; monitoring means for monitoring an engine driving condition including an engine speed and an intake air pressure; first means for deriving a first value representative of a basic volumetric efficiency on the basis said intake air pressure, said first means operating at a first frequency; second means for deriving a correction value for said first value on the basis of said engine speed and said intake air pressure and modifying said first value with said correction value to derive a second value, said second means operating at a second frequency lower than said first frequency; third means for deriving a basic fuel supply amount on the basis of said intake air pressure and said second value; fourth means for deriving a correction value for said basic fuel supply amount on the basis of a correction parameter monitored by said monitoring means for deriving a control value for controlling said supply means; and fifth means for controlling said supply means for adjusting amount of fuel to be supplied to said induction system to the derived value.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
205 words
A fuel supply control system for an internal combustion engine, comprising: fuel supply means for supplying a controlled amount of fuel to an induction system of said internal combustion engine; monitoring means for monitoring an engine driving condition including an engine speed and an intake air pressure; first means for deriving a first value representative of a basic volumetric efficiency on the basis said intake air pressure, said first means operating at a first frequency; second means for deriving a correction value for said first value on the basis of said engine speed and said intake air pressure and modifying said first value with said correction value to derive a second value, said second means operating at a second frequency lower than said first frequency; third means for deriving a basic fuel supply amount on the basis of said intake air pressure and said second value; fourth means for deriving a correction value for said basic fuel supply amount on the basis of a correction parameter monitored by said monitoring means for deriving a control value for controlling said supply means; and fifth means for controlling said supply means for adjusting amount of fuel to be supplied to said induction system to the derived value.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
34 words
A fuel supply control system as set forth in claim 9, which further comprises means for assuming an altitude on the basis of preselected engine driving condition indicative parameter monitored by said monitoring means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
40 words
A fuel supply control system as set forth in claim 10, wherein said altitude assuming means assumes the altitude on the basis of an engine speed dependent reference pressure and and actual intake air pressure measured by said monitoring means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
32 words
A fuel supply control system as set forth in claim 11, which further comprises means for deriving a correction value of the basis of assumed altitude for correcting said fuel supply amount.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
45 words
A fuel supply control system as set forth in claim 9, wherein said monitoring means further monitors an intake air temperature, and which further comprise means for deriving a correction value on the basis of said intake air temperature for correcting said fuel supply amount.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
79 words
A fuel supply control system as set forth in claim 9, wherein said monitoring means further monitors an oxygen concentration in an exhaust gas, and which system further comprises means for deriving a correction value on the basis of comprises means for deriving a correction value on the basis of oxygen concentration so that the oxygen concentration in the exhaust gas is maintained in the vicinity of a predetermined value corresponding to a stoichometric value of an air/fuel ratio.
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