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Apparatus for detecting and calculating the indicated mean effective pressure for a multi-cylinder engine during real time
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 1992-03-18
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Granted: 1993-07-20
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Expires: 2012-03-18
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus for detecting the in-cylinder pressure of an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders and for providing in-cylinder pressure parameters is described which comprises a plurality of pressure sensors for detecting the pressures in the respective cylinders, a signal selector, a microcomputer and a crank angle sensor. The signal selector sequentially selects the pressure signals from the pressure sensors to be transfer to the computer and the computer computes the pressure parameters in accordance with the received signals for each of the cylinders. The operation of the apparatus is executed by referring to the crank angle signal from the crank angle sensor.
Inventors
- 👤 Akira Demizu
- 👤 Hitoshi Inoue
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 16:24
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D35/00; F02D35/02; F02D35/023; G; G01; G01L; G01L23/00; G01L23/08; G01M; G01M15/00; G01M15/04; G01M15/08; F02B; F02B75/00; F02B75/02; F02B2075/022; F02B2075/027; F02D41/00; F02D41/24; F02D41/26; F02D41/28; F02D2041/281; F02D2250/00; F02D2250/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
143 words
An apparatus for detecting the in-cylinder pressure of an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders and for providing in-cylinder pressure parameters used in engine control comprising: a plurality of pressure detecting means for detecting the pressures in said respective cylinders; crank angle detecting means for detecting a crank angle of said engine to generate a basic timing signal; signal selecting means for sequentially selecting the pressure signals based on said timing signal from said pressure detecting means; and computer means for receiving the sequentially selected pressure signals for a combustion cycle from said selecting means for each interval of a predetermined unit crank angle uniformly distributed through said combustion cycle and for computing, during a crank interval succeeding the combustion cycle, said pressure parameters, including a mean effective pressure, for each of said cylinders in accordance with the received pressure signals.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
143 words
An apparatus for detecting the in-cylinder pressure of an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders and for providing in-cylinder pressure parameters used in engine control comprising: a plurality of pressure detecting means for detecting the pressures in said respective cylinders; crank angle detecting means for detecting a crank angle of said engine to generate a basic timing signal; signal selecting means for sequentially selecting the pressure signals based on said timing signal from said pressure detecting means; and computer means for receiving the sequentially selected pressure signals for a combustion cycle from said selecting means for each interval of a predetermined unit crank angle uniformly distributed through said combustion cycle and for computing, during a crank interval succeeding the combustion cycle, said pressure parameters, including a mean effective pressure, for each of said cylinders in accordance with the received pressure signals.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said signal selecting means comprises a multiplexer having a plurality of transfer gates which sequentially transfer the respective pressure signals to said computer means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein each of said transfer gates controls the transfer of the corresponding pressure signal for a combustion cycle starting from a predetermined condition of the corresponding cylinder, obtained in accordance with said basic timing signal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said transfer gates sequentially transfer the respective pressure signals at an interval of a predetermined crank angle, obtained in accordance with said basic timing signal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
64 words
An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said computer means includes an A/D converter for converting the pressure signal received at said computer means to a digital signal at an interval of a predetermined crank angle obtained in accordance with said basic timing signal, and a memory for storing said digital signals and said pressure parameters computed on the basis of said digital signals.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
56 words
An apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said computer means includes an A/D converter for converting the pressure signal received at said computer means to a digital signal at said interval of said predetermined crank angle, and a memory for storing said digital signals and said pressure parameters computed on the basis of said digital signals.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
78 words
An apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said memory further prestores a map containing the relationships between a cylinder volume or the change rate thereof and a crank angle, and said computing means performs the multiplication of the output from said A/D converter and the data read out from said map in respect of a given crank angle, and integrates the resulting product during said combustion cycle to obtain an indicated mean effective pressure as said pressure parameter.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said one combustion cycle equals a crank angle interval of 720°, and said succeeding crank interval equals 180°.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
155 words
An apparatus for detecting the in-cylinder pressure of an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders and for providing in-cylinder pressure parameters used in engine control comprising: a plurality of pressure detecting means for detecting the pressures in said respective cylinders; crank angle detecting means for detecting a crank angle of said engine to generate a basic timing signal; signal selecting means including a multiplexer for sequentially selecting the pressure signals from said pressure detecting means based on said timing signal; computer means for receiving the sequentially selected pressure signals from said selecting means and for computing said pressure parameters, including a mean effective pressure, for each of said cylinders in accordance with the received signals, said computer means receiving pressure signals corresponding to a selected cylinder for one combustion cycle and computing said pressure parameters during a crank interval succeeding said combustion cycle, before receiving pressure signals corresponding to a next selected cylinder.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
155 words
An apparatus for detecting the in-cylinder pressure of an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders and for providing in-cylinder pressure parameters used in engine control comprising: a plurality of pressure detecting means for detecting the pressures in said respective cylinders; crank angle detecting means for detecting a crank angle of said engine to generate a basic timing signal; signal selecting means including a multiplexer for sequentially selecting the pressure signals from said pressure detecting means based on said timing signal; computer means for receiving the sequentially selected pressure signals from said selecting means and for computing said pressure parameters, including a mean effective pressure, for each of said cylinders in accordance with the received signals, said computer means receiving pressure signals corresponding to a selected cylinder for one combustion cycle and computing said pressure parameters during a crank interval succeeding said combustion cycle, before receiving pressure signals corresponding to a next selected cylinder.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
66 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said computer means calculates the mean effective pressure based on the following equation: ##EQU2## where P i equals the mean effective pressure, CA equals a crank angle of a corresponding cylinder, P AD equals the pressure signal received at said crank angle and M CA equals an incremental change in volume of said corresponding cylinder per unit crank angle.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
67 words
An apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said computer means calculates the mean effective pressure based on the following equation: ##EQU3## where P i equals the mean effective pressure, CA equals a crank angle of a corresponding cylinder, P AD equals the pressure signal received at said crank angle and M CA equals an incremental change in a volume of said corresponding cylinder per unit crank angle.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
152 words
An apparatus for detecting the in-cylinder pressure of an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders, comprising: a plurality of pressure detectors for detecting a pressures in corresponding cylinders of the engine, a crank angle detector for detecting a crank angle of the engine to generate a crank angle signal, said crank angle signal including multiple pulses evenly distributed through a combustion cycle of the engine, signal selecting means, connected to the pressure detectors, for sequentially selecting each of said pressure detectors based on said crank angle signal, a computer, connected to the signal selecting means, for receiving pressure signals from selected pressure detectors and for computing an indicating mean effective pressure (IMEP), said computer means controlling the signal selecting means to sequentially select each cylinder during successive pulses from the crank angle signal, such that the computer means receives a pressure signals from every cylinder during a single combustion cycle.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
152 words
An apparatus for detecting the in-cylinder pressure of an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders, comprising: a plurality of pressure detectors for detecting a pressures in corresponding cylinders of the engine, a crank angle detector for detecting a crank angle of the engine to generate a crank angle signal, said crank angle signal including multiple pulses evenly distributed through a combustion cycle of the engine, signal selecting means, connected to the pressure detectors, for sequentially selecting each of said pressure detectors based on said crank angle signal, a computer, connected to the signal selecting means, for receiving pressure signals from selected pressure detectors and for computing an indicating mean effective pressure (IMEP), said computer means controlling the signal selecting means to sequentially select each cylinder during successive pulses from the crank angle signal, such that the computer means receives a pressure signals from every cylinder during a single combustion cycle.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
33 words
An apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the computer means calculates a mean effective pressure for every cylinder during a crank interval which immediately follows and is shorter than said single combustion cycle.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
35 words
An apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the angle detector means generates a pulse during each one degree increment of the crank angle, said signal selecting means selecting a different detector during each consecutive pulse.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
37 words
An apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said crank angle detecting means outputs said pulses throughout a combustion cycle at predetermined crank angles, said signal selecting means sequentially selecting each cylinder during successive predetermined crank angle intervals.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
31 words
An apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said signal selecting means comprises a multiplexer having a plurality of transfer gates which sequentially transfer the respective pressure signals to said computer means.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
41 words
An apparatus according to claim 16, wherein each of said transfer gates controls the transfer of the corresponding pressure signal for a combustion cycle starting from a predetermined condition of the corresponding cylinder, obtained in accordance with said crank angle signal.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
64 words
An apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said computer means includes an A/D converter for converting the pressure signal received at said computer means to a digital signal at an interval of a predetermined crank angle obtained in accordance with said crank angle signal, and a memory for storing said digital signals and said pressure parameters computed on the basis of said digital signals.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
78 words
An apparatus according to claim 18, wherein said memory further prestores a map containing the relationships between a cylinder volume or the change rate thereof and a crank angle, and said computing means performs the multiplication of the output from said A/D converter and the data read out from said map in respect of a given crank angle, and integrates the resulting product during said combustion cycle to obtain an indicated mean effective pressure as said pressure parameter.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
26 words
An apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said multiplexer has a plurality of transfer gates which sequentially transfer the respective pressure signals to said computer means.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
41 words
An apparatus according to claim 20, wherein each of said transfer gates controls the transfer of the corresponding pressure signal for a combustion cycle starting from a predetermined condition of the corresponding cylinder, obtained in accordance with said basic timing signal.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
32 words
An apparatus according to claim 20, wherein said transfer gates sequentially transfer the respective pressure signals at an interval of a predetermined crank angle, obtained in accordance with said basic timing signal.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
64 words
An apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said computer means includes an A/D converter for converting the pressure signal received at said computer means to a digital signal at an interval of a predetermined crank angle obtained in accordance with said basic timing signal, and a memory for storing said digital signals and said pressure parameters computed on the basis of said digital signals.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
78 words
An apparatus according to claim 23, wherein said memory further prestores a map containing the relationships between a cylinder volume or the change rate thereof and a crank angle, and said computing means performs the multiplication of the output from said A/D converter and the data read out from said map in respect of a given crank angle, and integrates the resulting product during said combustion cycle to obtain an indicated mean effective pressure as said pressure parameter.
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