Control apparatus for internal combustion

Claim 2

A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine comprising: a pressure sensor for detecting an intake pressure; coefficient means for detecting a rotational speed of the engine and setting a K1 coefficient based thereon; operating value determining means for determining an operating value based on an output of said pressure sensor; change rate computing means for computing a change rate of said operating value; change rate restricting means for restricting said change rate so that it does not exceed a predetermined value; correction value means for computing a correction value based on said restricted change rate and said K1 coefficient and for correcting said control factor on the basis of said correction value; and control means for controlling said engine on the basis of said control factor which has been corrected by said correction value means.

Claim 3

A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein said operating value determining means obtains said operating value by weighting a weighted mean which has been previously computed, and computing a present weighted mean from said weighted mean which has been previously computed and a present level of said signal transmitted from said pressure sensor.

Claim 4

A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein said predetermined value is a predetermined positive value.

Claim 5

A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine according to claim 1, wherein said predetermined value is a predetermined negative value.

Claim 6

A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine comprising: a pressure sensor for detecting an intake pressure; a rotational speed sensor for detecting an engine rotational speed; weighting means for obtaining a weighted value by weighting a change in a signal from said pressure sensor; means for computing a basic fuel injection period on the basis of said weighted value and said engine rotational speed; means for computing a change rate of one of said weighted value or said basic fuel injection period; means for restricting said change rate such that is does not exceed a predetermined value; means for setting a coefficient on the basis of said rotational speed detected by said rotational speed sensor; means for computing a correction value on the basis of both said change rate which has been restricted by said restriction means, and said coefficient; means for computing a fuel injection period by correcting said basic fuel injection period with said correction value; and means for controlling a fuel injection rate on the basis of said fuel injection period.

Claim 7

A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine comprising: a pressure sensor for detecting an intake pressure; a rotational speed sensor for detecting an engine rotational speed; weighting means for obtaining a weighted value by weighting a change in a signal from said pressure sensor; means for computing a basic fuel injection period on the basis of said weighted value and said engine rotational speed; means for computing a change rate of one of said weighted value or said basic fuel injection period; means for restricting said change rate such that is does not exceed a predetermined value; means for setting a coefficient on the basis of said rotational speed detected by said rotational speed sensor; means for computing a correction value on the basis of both said change rate which has been restricted by said restriction means, and said coefficient; means for computing a fuel injection period by correcting said basic fuel injection period with said correction value; and means for controlling a fuel injection rate on the basis of said fuel injection period.

Claim 8

A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine according to claim 5, wherein said weighting means obtains said weighted value by weighting a weighted mean which has been previously computed, and computing a weighted mean with said weighted mean which has been previously computed and a present level of said signal transmitted from said pressure sensor.

Claim 9

A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine according to claim 5, wherein said restriction means restricts said change rate such that it does not exceed a predetermined value.

Claim 10

A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine according to claim 5, wherein said restriction means restricts said change rate so as not be become a value less than a predetermined negative value.

Claim 11

A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine according to claim 5, wherein said correction means computes said correction value with K1·ΔPM·C when said change rate of said weighted value is computed with said change rate computing means, while the same computes said correction value with K1·ΔTP when said change rate of said basic fuel injection period is computed with said change rate computing means, where K1, ΔPM, C, and ΔTP are respectively defined as follows: K1: said coefficient, wherein said coefficient is enlarged in proportion to the engine speed, ΔPM: said change rate of said weighted value which has been restricted by said restriction means, C: a coefficient for converting said intake pressure into said fuel injection period, and ΔTP: said change rate of said basic fuel injection period which has been restricted by said restriction means.

Claim 12

A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine according to claim 9, wherein said coefficient K1 is enlarged in proportion to said engine speed, and is also reduced in inverse proportion to engine cooling water temperature.

Claim 13

A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine according to claim 5, wherein said correction means computes said correction value with K 1 ·ΔPM·C+K 2 ·DLPMIi·C when said change rate of said weighted value is computed with said change rate computing means, while the same computes said correction value with K 1 ·ΔTP+K 2 ·DLTPIi when said change rate of said basic fuel injection period is computed by said change rate computing means, where K 1 , ΔPM, C, ΔTP, K 2 , DLPMIi, and DLTPIi are defined as follows: K 1 : a coefficient which is enlarged in proportion to said engine speed, ΔPM: said change rate of said weighted value which has been restricted by said restriction means, C: a coefficient for converting said intake pressure into said fuel injection period, ΔTP: said change rate of said basic injection period which has been restricted by said restriction means, K 2 : a coefficient which is reduced in inverse proportion to said engine speed, which is reduced in inverse proportion to engine cooling water temperature, or which is enlarged in proportion to said weighted value, DLPMIi: an estimation of a damping value which has damped the difference between a present weighted value and a previous weighted value at a predetermined rate, and DLTPIi: an estimation of a damping value which has damped the difference between a present basic fuel injection period and a previous basic fuel injection period.

Claim 14

A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine according to claim 5, wherein said weighting means uses, for computing said weighted value, the output from said pressure sensor which has been processed by a filter having a time constant which can erase an engine pulsation component.

Claim 15

A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine comprising: a pressure sensor for detecting an intake pressure; a rotational speed sensor for detecting engine speed; weighting means for obtaining a weighted value by weighting a change in a signal from said pressure sensor; means for computing a basic fuel injection period on the basis of said weighted value and said engine speed; means for computing a change rate of said weighted value or said basic fuel injection period; first coefficient setting means for setting a first coefficient on the basis of said rotational speed detected by said rotational speed sensor; second coefficient means for setting a second coefficient which is reduced in inverse proportion to an absolute value of said change rate; means for computing a correction value on the basis of said change rate and said first and second coefficients; means for computing a fuel injection period by correcting said basic fuel injection period with said correction value; and means for controlling fuel injection rate on the basis of said fuel injection period.

Claim 16

A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine comprising: a pressure sensor for detecting an intake pressure; a rotational speed sensor for detecting engine speed; weighting means for obtaining a weighted value by weighting a change in a signal from said pressure sensor; means for computing a basic fuel injection period on the basis of said weighted value and said engine speed; means for computing a change rate of said weighted value or said basic fuel injection period; first coefficient setting means for setting a first coefficient on the basis of said rotational speed detected by said rotational speed sensor; second coefficient means for setting a second coefficient which is reduced in inverse proportion to an absolute value of said change rate; means for computing a correction value on the basis of said change rate and said first and second coefficients; means for computing a fuel injection period by correcting said basic fuel injection period with said correction value; and means for controlling fuel injection rate on the basis of said fuel injection period.

Claim 17

A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine according to claim 13, wherein said weighting means obtains said weighted value by weighting a weighted mean which has been previously computed, and computing a present weighted mean with said weighted mean which has been previously computed and a present level of said signal transmitted from said pressure sensor.

Claim 18

A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine according to claim 13, wherein said correction means computes said correction value with K 0 ·K 1 ·ΔPM·C when said change rate of said weighted value is computed with said change rate computing means, while the same computes said correction value with K 0 ·K 1 ·ΔTP when said change rate of said basic fuel injection period is computed by said change rate computing means, where K 0 , K 1 , ΔPM, C and ΔTP are defined as follows: K 0 : a correction coefficient which has been set by said coefficient setting means; K 1 : a coefficient which is enlarged in proportion to said engine speed, ΔPM: said change rate of said weighted value, C: a coefficient for converting said intake pressure into said fuel injection period, and ΔTP: said change rate of said basic injection period.

Claim 19

A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine according to claim 13, wherein said coefficient setting means sets said correction coefficient which is reduced in inverse proportion to the absolute value of said change rate in such a manner that said change rate of said correction coefficient is larger in a case where said change rate is a negative value than a case where said change rate is a positive value.

Claim 20

A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine according to claim 13, wherein said correction means computes said correction value with K 0 ·K 1 ·ΔPM·C+K 2 ·DLPMIi·C when said change rate of said weighted value is computed with said change rate computing means, while the same computes said correction value with K 0 ·K 1 ·ΔTP+K 2 ·DLTPIi when said change rate of said basic fuel injection period is computed by said change rate computing means, where K 0 , K 1 , ΔPM, C, ΔTP, K 2 , DLPMIi, and DLTPIi are defined as follows: K 0 : a correction coefficient which has been set by said coefficient setting means, K 1 : a coefficient which is enlarged in proportion to said engine speed, ΔPM: said change rate of said weighted value, C: a coefficient for converting said intake pressure into said fuel injection period, ΔTP: said change rate of said basic fuel injection period, K 2 : a coefficient which is reduced inverse proportion to said engine speed, which is reduced in inverse proportion to said engine cooling water temperature, or which is enlarged in proportion to said weighted value, DLPMIi: an estimation of a damping value which has damped the difference between a present weighted value and a previous weighted value at a predetermined rate, and DLTPIi: an estimation of a damping value which has damped the difference between a present basic fuel injection period and previous basic fuel injection period.

Claim 21

A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine according to claim 16, wherein said coefficient K 1 is enlarged in proportion to a rise in said engine speed and is reduced in inverse proportion to a rise in said engine cooling water temperature.

Claim 22

A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine according to claim 13, wherein said weighting means uses, for computing said relaxation value, the output from said pressure sensor which has been processed by a filter having a time constant which can erase an engine pulsation component.

Claim 23

A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine comprising; a pressure sensor for detecting an intake pressure; a rotational speed sensor for detecting an engine rotational speed; operating value computing means for computing a operating value based on the output of said pressure sensor; control factor computing means for computing a control factor to control said internal combustion engine on the basis of said operating value; change rate computing means for computing a change rate of said operating value; first coefficient setting means for setting a first coefficient on the basis of said rotational speed detected by rotational speed sensor; second coefficient setting means for setting a second coefficient which is reduced in inverse proportion to an absolute value of said change rate; correction value computing means for computing a correction value on the basis of said change rate, said first coefficient, and said second coefficient; control factor correcting means for correcting said control factor on the basis of said correction value; and controlling means for controlling said engine on the basis of said control factor which has been corrected by said correcting means.

Claim 24

A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine comprising; a pressure sensor for detecting an intake pressure; a rotational speed sensor for detecting an engine rotational speed; operating value computing means for computing a operating value based on the output of said pressure sensor; control factor computing means for computing a control factor to control said internal combustion engine on the basis of said operating value; change rate computing means for computing a change rate of said operating value; first coefficient setting means for setting a first coefficient on the basis of said rotational speed detected by rotational speed sensor; second coefficient setting means for setting a second coefficient which is reduced in inverse proportion to an absolute value of said change rate; correction value computing means for computing a correction value on the basis of said change rate, said first coefficient, and said second coefficient; control factor correcting means for correcting said control factor on the basis of said correction value; and controlling means for controlling said engine on the basis of said control factor which has been corrected by said correcting means.

Claim 25

A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine according to claim 20, wherein said operating value computing means obtains said operating value by averaging a weighted means which has been previously computed, and computing a present weighted mean from said weighted mean which has been previously computed and a present level of said signal transmitted from said pressure sensor.

Claim 26

A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine according to claim 20, wherein said coefficient means sets a correction coefficient which is reduced in inverse proportion to the absolute value of said change rate in such a manner that the change rate of said correction coefficient is larger when said change rate is a negative value than when said change rate is a positive value.