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Acceleration based misfire detection system and method with improved signal fidelity
Assignee: Aumovio Systems Inc
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Filing: 1994-07-25
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Granted: 1996-05-14
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Expires: 2014-07-25
Abstract
Abstract An acceleration based misfire detection system with improved signal fidelity comprises a measurement device (421, 423, 425, 427) for determining an operating condition of the powertrain (401). The operating condition can include engine speed, engine load, as well as other conditions. A misfire detector (417) provides a misfire indication (419) dependent on an improved fidelity acceleration signal (415). The improved fidelity acceleration signal (415) is provided by either a median filter (413) operating on an acceleration signal (411) where the median filter's rank is programmable dependent on the determined operating condition of the powertrain, a highpass filter operating on an acceleration signal (411) where the highpass filter's order is programmable dependent on the determined operating condition of the powertrain, or from an acceleration determination device (409) acting on velocity information provided by a lowpass filter (407) operating on a velocity signal (406) where the lowpass filter's order is programmable dependent on the determined operating condition of the powertrain, or a combination of the above.
Inventors
- 👤 Donald J. Remboski, Jr.
- 👤 Steven L. Plee
- 👤 Marvin L. Lynch
- 👤 Michael A. McClish
- 👤 Susan K. Sonday
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 12:17
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01M; G01M15/00; G01M15/04; G01M15/11
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 48
Claim 1
Independent Claim
80 words
An acceleration based misfire detection system with improved signal fidelity comprising: velocity measurement means for providing a velocity signal indicative of velocity behavior of the reciprocating engine; means for determining the reciprocating engine's load; and filtering means programmable dependent on the reciprocating engine's load, the filtering means for providing a filtered velocity signal responsive to the velocity signal provided by the velocity measurement means; and acceleration determination means for providing a filtered acceleration signal dependent on the filtered velocity signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
80 words
An acceleration based misfire detection system with improved signal fidelity comprising: velocity measurement means for providing a velocity signal indicative of velocity behavior of the reciprocating engine; means for determining the reciprocating engine's load; and filtering means programmable dependent on the reciprocating engine's load, the filtering means for providing a filtered velocity signal responsive to the velocity signal provided by the velocity measurement means; and acceleration determination means for providing a filtered acceleration signal dependent on the filtered velocity signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
A system in accordance with claim 1 wherein the filtering means comprises an order programmable lowpass filter, and wherein the order of the order programmable lowpass filter is programmed dependent on the reciprocating engine's load determined by the means for determining the reciprocating engine's load.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
A system in accordance with claim 2 further comprising reciprocating engine speed determination means and wherein the order of the order programmable lowpass filter is programmed dependent on reciprocating engine speed determined by the reciprocating engine speed determination means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A system in accordance with claim 1 further comprising misfire determination means for receiving the filtered acceleration signal and for providing a misfire indication dependent thereon.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
69 words
An acceleration based misfire detection system with improved signal fidelity comprising: acceleration measurement means for providing an acceleration signal indicative of acceleration behavior of the reciprocating engine; means for determining the reciprocating engine's speed; and highpass filtering means having an order programmable dependent on the reciprocating engine's speed, the highpass filtering means for providing a filtered acceleration signal responsive to the acceleration signal provided by the acceleration measurement means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
69 words
An acceleration based misfire detection system with improved signal fidelity comprising: acceleration measurement means for providing an acceleration signal indicative of acceleration behavior of the reciprocating engine; means for determining the reciprocating engine's speed; and highpass filtering means having an order programmable dependent on the reciprocating engine's speed, the highpass filtering means for providing a filtered acceleration signal responsive to the acceleration signal provided by the acceleration measurement means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
A system in accordance with claim 5 further comprising misfire determination means for receiving the filtered acceleration signal and for providing a misfire indication dependent thereon.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
78 words
An acceleration based misfire detection system with improved signal fidelity comprising: acceleration measurement means for providing an acceleration signal indicative of acceleration behavior of the reciprocating engine; means for determining an operating condition of the reciprocating engine; and programmable median filter means having a rank programmable dependent on the determined operating condition of the reciprocating engine, the programmable median filter means for providing a filtered acceleration signal responsive to the acceleration signal provided by the acceleration measurement means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
78 words
An acceleration based misfire detection system with improved signal fidelity comprising: acceleration measurement means for providing an acceleration signal indicative of acceleration behavior of the reciprocating engine; means for determining an operating condition of the reciprocating engine; and programmable median filter means having a rank programmable dependent on the determined operating condition of the reciprocating engine, the programmable median filter means for providing a filtered acceleration signal responsive to the acceleration signal provided by the acceleration measurement means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
46 words
A system in accordance with claim 7 wherein the programmable median filter means comprises: means for extracting a value median within the rank of acceleration signal; and means for subtracting the value median within the rank from the acceleration signal to provide the filtered acceleration signal.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
A system in accordance with claim 8 wherein the means for determining an operating condition of the reciprocating engine comprises means for determining the reciprocating engine's speed.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
46 words
A system in accordance with claim 8 wherein the means for determining an operating condition of the reciprocating engine comprises means for determining the reciprocating engine's load, and wherein the rank of the programmable median filter means is programmed dependent on the determined reciprocating engine's load.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
A system in accordance with claim 10 wherein the rank of the programmable median filter means decreases as the determined reciprocating engine's load increases.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
A system in accordance with claim 10 wherein the rank of the programmable median filter means increases as the determined reciprocating engine speed increases.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
A system in accordance with claim 8 further comprising misfire determination means for receiving the filtered acceleration signal and for providing a misfire indication dependent thereon.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
51 words
A system in accordance with claim 8 wherein the means for determining the powertrain operating condition comprises means for determining a gear selection of a transmission that is coupled to the reciprocating engine, and wherein the rank of the programmable median filtering means is dependent on the determined transmission gear selection.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
28 words
A system in accordance with claim 14 wherein the rank of the median filtering means increases as the determined transmission gear selection corresponds to a higher gear ratio.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
54 words
A system in accordance with claim 8 wherein the means for determining the powertrain operating condition comprises means for determining compliancy of coupling between the reciprocating engine an a transmission, and wherein the rank of the median filtering means is dependent on the determined compliancy of coupling between the reciprocating engine an a transmission.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
29 words
A system in accordance with claim 16 wherein the rank of the median filtering means increases as the determined compliancy of coupling between the reciprocating engine and transmission decreases.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
40 words
A system in accordance with claim 8 wherein the means for determining the powertrain operating condition comprises means for determining driveline resonant frequency and wherein the rank of the median filtering means is dependent on the determined driveline resonant frequency.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
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A system in accordance with claim 18 wherein the rank of the median filtering means decreases as the determined driveline resonant frequency increases.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
86 words
An acceleration based misfire detection method with improved signal fidelity comprising the steps of: providing an acceleration signal indicative of acceleration behavior of the reciprocating engine; determining the reciprocating engine's load; providing a filtered acceleration signal responsive to the acceleration signal provided by the step of providing an acceleration signal, wherein the filtered acceleration signal is provided dependent on the engine's load determined in the step of determining the reciprocating engine's load; and receiving the filtered acceleration signal and for providing a misfire indication dependent thereon.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
86 words
An acceleration based misfire detection method with improved signal fidelity comprising the steps of: providing an acceleration signal indicative of acceleration behavior of the reciprocating engine; determining the reciprocating engine's load; providing a filtered acceleration signal responsive to the acceleration signal provided by the step of providing an acceleration signal, wherein the filtered acceleration signal is provided dependent on the engine's load determined in the step of determining the reciprocating engine's load; and receiving the filtered acceleration signal and for providing a misfire indication dependent thereon.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
48 words
A method in accordance with claim 20 further comprising the step of: determining the reciprocating engine's speed; and wherein the step of providing a filtered acceleration signal, provides the filtered acceleration signal dependent on the reciprocating engine's speed determined in the step of determining the reciprocating engine's speed.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
66 words
An acceleration based misfire detection method with improved signal fidelity comprising the steps of: providing an acceleration signal indicative of acceleration behavior of the reciprocating engine; determining an operating condition of the reciprocating engine; and providing a median filtered acceleration signal responsive to the acceleration signal provided by the acceleration measurement means and having a rank dependent on the determined operating condition of the reciprocating engine.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
66 words
An acceleration based misfire detection method with improved signal fidelity comprising the steps of: providing an acceleration signal indicative of acceleration behavior of the reciprocating engine; determining an operating condition of the reciprocating engine; and providing a median filtered acceleration signal responsive to the acceleration signal provided by the acceleration measurement means and having a rank dependent on the determined operating condition of the reciprocating engine.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method in accordance with claim 22 wherein the step of determining an operating condition of the reciprocating engine comprises a step of determining the reciprocating engine's speed.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
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A system in accordance with claim 23 wherein the step of providing a median filtered acceleration signal comprises the steps of: extracting a value median within the rank of acceleration signal; and subtracting the value median within the rank from the acceleration signal to provide the filtered acceleration signal.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
147 words
An acceleration based misfire detection system of a reciprocating engine with improved signal fidelity comprising: acceleration measurement means for providing an acceleration signal indicative of acceleration behavior of the powertrain; engine speed measurement means for providing an engine speed signal indicative of the reciprocating engine's speed; order programmable lowpass filter for receiving the acceleration signal and for providing a lowpass filtered acceleration signal, wherein the order of the order programmable lowpass filter is programmed dependent on the reciprocating engine's speed determined by the engine speed measurement means; programmable median filter means for receiving the lowpass filtered acceleration signal and for providing a improved fidelity median filmed acceleration signal, wherein the programmable, median filter has a rank dependent on the reciprocating engine's speed determined by the engine speed measurement means; and misfire determination means for providing a misfire indication dependent on the improved fidelity median filtered acceleration signal.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
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An acceleration based misfire detection system of a reciprocating engine with improved signal fidelity comprising: acceleration measurement means for providing an acceleration signal indicative of acceleration behavior of the powertrain; engine speed measurement means for providing an engine speed signal indicative of the reciprocating engine's speed; order programmable lowpass filter for receiving the acceleration signal and for providing a lowpass filtered acceleration signal, wherein the order of the order programmable lowpass filter is programmed dependent on the reciprocating engine's speed determined by the engine speed measurement means; programmable median filter means for receiving the lowpass filtered acceleration signal and for providing a improved fidelity median filmed acceleration signal, wherein the programmable, median filter has a rank dependent on the reciprocating engine's speed determined by the engine speed measurement means; and misfire determination means for providing a misfire indication dependent on the improved fidelity median filtered acceleration signal.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
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A system in accordance with claim 25 further comprising means for determining the reciprocating engine's load, and wherein the rank of the median filtering means is dependent on the determined reciprocating engine's load.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
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A system in accordance with claim 26 wherein the rank of the programmable median filter means decreases as the determined reciprocating engine's load increases.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
139 words
An acceleration based misfire detection system of a reciprocating engine with improved signal fidelity comprising: acceleration measurement means for providing an acceleration signal indicative of acceleration behavior of the powertrain; engine speed measurement means for providing an engine speed signal indicative of the reciprocating engine's speed; order programmable lowpass filter means for receiving the acceleration signal and for providing a lowpass filtered acceleration signal, wherein the order of the order programmable lowpass filter is programmed dependent on the reciprocating engine's speed determined by the engine speed measurement means; order programmable highpass filter means for receiving the lowpass filtered acceleration signal and for providing a highpass-lowpass filtered acceleration signal, wherein order of the order programmable highpass filter is dependent on the reciprocating engine's speed; and misfire determination means for providing a misfire indication dependent on the highpass-lowpass filtered acceleration signal.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
139 words
An acceleration based misfire detection system of a reciprocating engine with improved signal fidelity comprising: acceleration measurement means for providing an acceleration signal indicative of acceleration behavior of the powertrain; engine speed measurement means for providing an engine speed signal indicative of the reciprocating engine's speed; order programmable lowpass filter means for receiving the acceleration signal and for providing a lowpass filtered acceleration signal, wherein the order of the order programmable lowpass filter is programmed dependent on the reciprocating engine's speed determined by the engine speed measurement means; order programmable highpass filter means for receiving the lowpass filtered acceleration signal and for providing a highpass-lowpass filtered acceleration signal, wherein order of the order programmable highpass filter is dependent on the reciprocating engine's speed; and misfire determination means for providing a misfire indication dependent on the highpass-lowpass filtered acceleration signal.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
97 words
An acceleration based misfire detection system of a reciprocating engine with improved signal fidelity comprising: a speed sensor for determining a speed of the reciprocating engine; an acceleration determination device coupled to the speed sensor for providing an acceleration signal indicative of torque behavior of the reciprocating engine; a median filter having a rank dependent on the speed determined by the speed sensor, the median filter for providing a filtered acceleration signal responsive to the acceleration signal provided by the acceleration determination device; and misfire detector for providing a misfire indication dependent on the filtered acceleration signal.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
97 words
An acceleration based misfire detection system of a reciprocating engine with improved signal fidelity comprising: a speed sensor for determining a speed of the reciprocating engine; an acceleration determination device coupled to the speed sensor for providing an acceleration signal indicative of torque behavior of the reciprocating engine; a median filter having a rank dependent on the speed determined by the speed sensor, the median filter for providing a filtered acceleration signal responsive to the acceleration signal provided by the acceleration determination device; and misfire detector for providing a misfire indication dependent on the filtered acceleration signal.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
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A system in accordance with claim 29 further comprising reciprocating engine's load determination means, and wherein the rank of the median filter is further dependent on a reciprocating engine's load determined by the reciprocating engine'load determination means.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
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An acceleration based misfire detection system of a reciprocating engine with improved signal fidelity comprising: an acceleration determination device coupled to the speed sensor for providing an acceleration signal indicative of torque behavior of the reciprocating engine; a sensory system for determining an operating condition of the reciprocating engine; a lowpass filter for receiving the acceleration signal and for providing a lowpass filtered acceleration signal, wherein the order of the order programmable lowpass filter is programmed dependent on the determined operating condition of the reciprocating engine; a median filter having a rank dependent on the determined operating condition of the reciprocating engine, the median filter for providing a improved fidelity median filtered acceleration signal responsive to the lowpass filtered acceleration signal provided by the lowpass filter; and a misfire detector for providing a misfire indication dependent on the improved fidelity median filtered acceleration signal.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
144 words
An acceleration based misfire detection system of a reciprocating engine with improved signal fidelity comprising: an acceleration determination device coupled to the speed sensor for providing an acceleration signal indicative of torque behavior of the reciprocating engine; a sensory system for determining an operating condition of the reciprocating engine; a lowpass filter for receiving the acceleration signal and for providing a lowpass filtered acceleration signal, wherein the order of the order programmable lowpass filter is programmed dependent on the determined operating condition of the reciprocating engine; a median filter having a rank dependent on the determined operating condition of the reciprocating engine, the median filter for providing a improved fidelity median filtered acceleration signal responsive to the lowpass filtered acceleration signal provided by the lowpass filter; and a misfire detector for providing a misfire indication dependent on the improved fidelity median filtered acceleration signal.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
19 words
A system in accordance with claim 31 wherein the operating condition determined by the sensory system is engine speed.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
19 words
A system in accordance with claim 31 wherein the operating condition determined by the sensory system is engine load.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
148 words
An acceleration based misfire detection method comprising the steps of: determining a first engine operating condition and providing an order selection; determining a second engine operating condition and providing a rank selection; providing a velocity signal indicative of torque behavior of a reciprocating engine; providing a lowpass filtered velocity signal from a lowpass filter dependent on the velocity signal, wherein an order of the lowpass filter is dependent on the order selection provided in the step of determining a first engine operating condition; providing an acceleration signal dependent on the lowpass filtered velocity signal; providing a improved fidelity median filtered acceleration signal from a median filter dependent on the acceleration signal, wherein a rank of the median filter is dependent on the rank selection provided in the step of determining a second engine operating condition; providing a misfire indication dependent on the improved fidelity median filtered acceleration signal.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
148 words
An acceleration based misfire detection method comprising the steps of: determining a first engine operating condition and providing an order selection; determining a second engine operating condition and providing a rank selection; providing a velocity signal indicative of torque behavior of a reciprocating engine; providing a lowpass filtered velocity signal from a lowpass filter dependent on the velocity signal, wherein an order of the lowpass filter is dependent on the order selection provided in the step of determining a first engine operating condition; providing an acceleration signal dependent on the lowpass filtered velocity signal; providing a improved fidelity median filtered acceleration signal from a median filter dependent on the acceleration signal, wherein a rank of the median filter is dependent on the rank selection provided in the step of determining a second engine operating condition; providing a misfire indication dependent on the improved fidelity median filtered acceleration signal.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
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A method in accordance with claim 34 wherein the steps of determining a first engine operating condition and determining a second engine operating condition both comprise a step of determining engine speed.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
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A method in accordance with claim 34 wherein the steps of determining a first engine operating condition and determining a second engine operating condition both comprise a step of determining engine load.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
160 words
An acceleration based misfire detection system comprising: means for determining a first engine operating condition and providing an order selection; means for determining a second engine operating condition and providing a rank selection; means for providing a velocity signal indicative of torque behavior of a reciprocating engine; means for providing a lowpass filtered velocity signal from a lowpass filter dependent on the velocity signal, wherein an order of the lowpass filter is dependent on the order selection provided in the step of determining a first engine operating condition; means for providing an acceleration signal dependent on the lowpass filtered velocity signal; means for providing a improved fidelity median filtered acceleration signal from a median filter dependent on the acceleration signal, wherein a rank of the median filter is dependent on the rank selection provided in the step of determining a second engine operating condition; and means for providing a misfire indication dependent on the improved fidelity median filtered acceleration signal.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
160 words
An acceleration based misfire detection system comprising: means for determining a first engine operating condition and providing an order selection; means for determining a second engine operating condition and providing a rank selection; means for providing a velocity signal indicative of torque behavior of a reciprocating engine; means for providing a lowpass filtered velocity signal from a lowpass filter dependent on the velocity signal, wherein an order of the lowpass filter is dependent on the order selection provided in the step of determining a first engine operating condition; means for providing an acceleration signal dependent on the lowpass filtered velocity signal; means for providing a improved fidelity median filtered acceleration signal from a median filter dependent on the acceleration signal, wherein a rank of the median filter is dependent on the rank selection provided in the step of determining a second engine operating condition; and means for providing a misfire indication dependent on the improved fidelity median filtered acceleration signal.
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