Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080216557 | Method and apparatus for estimating exhaust temperature of an internal combustion engine - The invention comprises a method and an article of manufacture to estimate exhaust gas temperature of an internal combustion engine during ongoing operation of the engine. This comprises determining states of a plurality of parameters of a combustion charge. A heat release of the combustion charge is estimated based thereon, and an exhaust gas temperature is estimated based upon the estimated heat release. Exemplary parameters of the combustion charge comprise engine speed, mass air flowrate, engine fueling and fuel injection timing, and, recirculated exhaust gas fraction. | 09-11-2008 |
20090048802 | Method and apparatus for monitoring a variable geometry intake air compressor device - A method for monitoring operation of a variable geometry turbocharger device includes monitoring exhaust gas pressure and vane position of the variable geometry turbocharger device. Exhaust pressure and vane position are estimated. Residual exhaust pressure and vane position are calculated based upon differences between the estimated and monitored exhaust gas pressures and vane positions. The turbocharger is determined operating properly based upon the exhaust pressure residual and the vane position residual. | 02-19-2009 |
20090254262 | FUEL INJECTION MEASUREMENT AND DIAGNOSTICS - A system and method comprises operating an engine during a first cycle to drive a piston in a cylinder without energizing a fuel injector of the cylinder; acquiring first pressure data of the cylinder for a predetermined crank angle window during the first cycle; energizing the fuel injector for an energizing time during a second cycle; acquiring second pressure data of the cylinder for the predetermined crank angle window during the second cycle; calculating a pressure ratio difference average (PRDA) from the first pressure data and the second pressure data; and modifying the operation of the fuel injector based on the PRDA value. | 10-08-2009 |
20090259383 | FUEL SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS BY ANALYZING CYLINDER PRESSURE SIGNAL - A method for diagnosing combustion within a direct-injection, internal combustion engine including a plurality of combustion chambers and operative lean of stoichiometry includes monitoring combustion in the combustion chambers and estimating mass fraction burn therein. Mass fraction burn of sequential ones of the plurality of combustion chambers are compared and combustion phasing differences between sequential ones of the plurality of combustion chambers based on said mass fraction burn comparisons are identified. | 10-15-2009 |
20090299605 | FUEL IGNITION QUALITY DETECTION - An engine control system comprises a fuel diagnostic module and a fuel control module. The fuel diagnostic module determines a pressure-ratio difference average (PRDA) based on a pressure in at least one cylinder and determines a cetane number (CN) of a fuel based on the PRDA. The fuel control module actuates fuel injectors based on the CN. | 12-03-2009 |
20090312931 | FUEL SYSTEM INJECTION TIMING DIAGNOSTICS BY ANALYZING CYLINDER PRESSURE SIGNAL - A method for diagnosing combustion within an engine includes monitoring pressure cylinder pressure and generating a measured combustion phasing value for the cylinder at a predetermined metric selected to index the combustion cycle. The measured combustion phasing value is calculated through a Fast Fourier Transform and compared to an expected combustion phasing value. | 12-17-2009 |
20090312932 | FUEL SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS BY ANALYZING ENGINE CRANKSHAFT SPEED SIGNAL - Combustion within an internal combustion engine is diagnosed and includes monitoring crankshaft angular velocity and generating a combustion phasing value for a combustion chamber based on the crankshaft angular velocity. The combustion phasing value is compared to an expected combustion phasing value based on a predetermined start of injection crank angle and combustion phasing differences greater than an allowable combustion phasing difference are identified based on the comparison. | 12-17-2009 |
20090312941 | FUEL SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS BY ANALYZING ENGINE CYLINDER PRESSURE SIGNAL AND CRANKSHAFT SPEED SIGNAL - A method for distinguishing between combustion issues and sensor faults within an engine includes monitoring pressure sensor data from a cylinder within the engine, monitoring engine data describing combustion health from a source other than a pressure sensor, analyzing the pressure sensor data to diagnose an anomalous combustion event, comparing the anomalous combustion event to analysis of the engine data, and indicating a pressure sensor fault warning if the comparison diagnoses a pressure sensor fault. | 12-17-2009 |
20100023240 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMBUSTION NOISE IN A COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINE - Combustion noise in a compression-ignition engine is controlled by measuring in-cylinder pressure of a cylinder of the compression-ignition engine, determining a combustion noise level based on the in-cylinder pressure measurement, and modifying a combustion control parameter based on the combustion noise level. | 01-28-2010 |
20100043397 | ON BOARD DIAGNOSTIC MONITOR OF NOX CONVERSION EFFICIENCY FOR AFTERTREATMENT DEVICE - A method for indicating a malfunctioning catalyst in a powertrain including an internal combustion engine and an aftertreatment system including an aftertreatment device utilizing a catalyst to convert NOx includes monitoring a NOx content entering the aftertreatment system, monitoring a NOx content exiting the aftertreatment system, determining an actual conversion efficiency based upon the NOx content entering the aftertreatment system and the NOx content exiting the aftertreatment system, monitoring factors affecting conversion efficiency within the aftertreatment device, determining a malfunction conversion efficiency indicative of the malfunctioning catalyst based upon the factors affecting conversion efficiency within the aftertreatment device, and indicating the malfunctioning catalyst based upon comparing the actual conversion efficiency to the malfunction conversion efficiency. | 02-25-2010 |
20100043400 | AFTERTREATMENT DEVICE NOX CONVERSION EFFICIENCY DIAGNOSTICS USING ON BOARD ADAPTIVE DIAGNOSTIC ALGORITHM - A powertrain includes an internal combustion engine and an aftertreatment system having an aftertreatment device utilizing a catalyst to convert NOx. A method for indicating a malfunctioning catalyst includes monitoring an actual NOx content exiting the aftertreatment system, monitoring factors affecting conversion efficiency of the aftertreatment device, determining a predicted threshold NOx content exiting the aftertreatment system for an exemplary malfunctioning catalyst based upon the factors affecting conversion efficiency, comparing the actual NOx content exiting the aftertreatment system to the predicted threshold NOx content exiting the aftertreatment system, and indicating a malfunctioning catalyst based upon the comparing. | 02-25-2010 |
20100043404 | USING GPS/MAP/TRAFFIC INFO TO CONTROL PERFORMANCE OF AFTERTREATMENT (AT) DEVICES - A method for managing an exhaust aftertreatment system within a vehicle including a catalyst device includes monitoring a digital map device providing a predicted vehicle operating condition through a travel route, and determining a predicted exhaust gas temperature profile based upon the monitoring of the digital map device. Operation of the catalyst device is controlled based upon the predicted exhaust gas temperature profile. | 02-25-2010 |
20100083636 | SYSTEM AND METHODS TO DETECT NON-UREA REDUCTANT FILLED IN A UREA TANK - A method for indicating a non-urea reductant fault in a powertrain including an internal combustion engine and an aftertreatment system having an aftertreatment device utilizing a catalyst to convert NOx includes monitoring a NOx content exiting the aftertreatment system subsequent to a powertrain start-up event through a test span, monitoring a measure of NOx content entering the aftertreatment system subsequent to a powertrain start-up event through the test span, and determining a measure of NOx conversion accomplished in the aftertreatment device based upon the NOx content exiting the aftertreatment system and the measure of NOx content entering the aftertreatment system. The method includes, through the test span, comparing the measure of NOx conversion determined at a start of the test span to the measure of NOx conversion at a later time within the test span. A non-urea reductant fault is indicated based upon the comparing identifying a reduction in NOx conversion accomplished in the aftertreatment device between the start of the test span and the later time within the test span. | 04-08-2010 |
20100083640 | ENGINE-OUT NOX VIRTUAL SENSOR USING CYLINDER PRESSURE SENSOR - A Method for estimating NOx creation in a combustion process of a four-stroke internal combustion engine includes monitoring engine sensor inputs, modeling parameters descriptive of said combustion process based upon said engine sensor inputs, and estimating NOx creation with an artificial neural network based upon said parameters. | 04-08-2010 |
20100089362 | METHOD TO CONTROL FUEL INJECTOR PULSEWIDTH IN A COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINE - A direct-injection, compression-ignition internal combustion engine control adapts nominal minimum pulsewidth parameters controlling the fuel injectors to minimize pilot fuel delivered to the cylinders required to initiate a preliminary combustion event. | 04-15-2010 |
20100170244 | ROBUST MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUTPUT CONTROL IN A HIGH VARIABILITY SYSTEM - One embodiment is a method including interpreting a static decoupling gain set for a gas flow handling system having a plurality of inputs and a plurality of outputs. The static decoupling gain set includes gain value sets, where each gain value set decouples the plurality of inputs from the plurality of outputs at a frequency of interest and specified system operating condition of the gas flow handling system. The method further includes calculating an error term based on at least one of the inputs and a current value corresponding to one of the outputs. The method further includes providing an adjusted controller gain in response to a current system operating condition and the static decoupling gain set, and determining actuator responses based on the adjusted controller gain and the at least one error term. | 07-08-2010 |
20100180576 | ROBUST DESIGN OF DIAGNOSTIC ENABLING CONDITIONS FOR SCR NOX CONVERSION EFFICIENCY MONITOR - A method for controlling a malfunction catalyst diagnostic test that determines a malfunction status of a catalyst within a selective catalytic reduction device includes monitoring an exhaust gas flow within an aftertreatment system, estimating an effect of the exhaust gas flow on an estimated reductant storage on a catalyst within the selective catalytic reduction device, and selectively disabling the malfunction catalyst diagnostic test based upon the estimating the effect of the exhaust gas flow on the estimated reductant storage. | 07-22-2010 |
20100218487 | MODEL-BASED DIAGNOSTICS OF NOX SENSOR MALFUNCTION FOR SELECTIVE CATALYST REDUCTION SYSTEM - Methods and systems for detecting faults with nitrogen oxides sensors used to detect the presence of nitrogen oxides in an exhaust effluent gas stream emitted from a combustion engine during its operation include providing a virtual nitrogen oxides sensor measurement compared with actual nitrogen oxides content measured by nitrogen oxides sensors. | 09-02-2010 |
20100228463 | FUEL IGNITION QUALITY DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An engine control system includes an engine calibration module that sets fuel injection timing based on one of N cetane number (CN) values, wherein N is an integer greater than one. A combustion noise module generates a combustion noise signal based on cylinder pressure in a compression ignition (CI) engine during combustion. A fuel quality determination module compares the combustion noise signal to N predetermined combustion noise levels corresponding to the N CN values, and that selects the one of the N CN values based on the comparison. | 09-09-2010 |
20100235141 | ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTICS OF TEMPERATURE SENSORS FOR SELECTIVE CATALYST REDUCTION SYSTEM - Methods and systems for detecting faults in temperature sensors on engine systems provided with equipment for treatment of combustion products of an exhaust effluent stream during engine operation include determining sensor faults from differences in temperature between sensors present in such systems over time. Estimated exhaust gas temperatures may be compared against real time temperature measurements to arrive at a diagnostic residual value representing the difference between a modeled value and measured value, and deviation of the measured value from the modeled value is used to indicate a sensor fault. | 09-16-2010 |
20100242470 | MODEL-BASED CONTROL OF AIRPATH PRESSURE LIMITS BY MODULATING A TURBO CHARGER BY-PASS VALVE AND A VARIABLE-GEOMETRY TURBINE - Simultaneous or independent control of a by-pass valve and a variable-geometry forced induction component on a combustion engine is based on operational parameters measured by various sensors provided as inputs to a control module. Sudden loss of power due to low turbine efficiencies is prevented during transitions between operating conditions of engine speed and load. Excessive peak cylinder pressures are also prevented by controlling engine boost pressure to a permitted limit at high engine speed and load. | 09-30-2010 |
20100280701 | FUEL SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS BY ANALYZING CYLINDER PRESSURE SIGNAL - A method for diagnosing combustion within a direct-injection, internal combustion engine including a plurality of combustion chambers and operative lean of stoichiometry includes monitoring pressure readings in the plurality of combustion chambers across engine crank angles, estimating a mass fraction burn percentage for each pressure reading, determining respective crank angles corresponding to a predetermined mass burn percentage for each combustion chamber, comparing said determined crank angles for sequential ones of the plurality of combustion chambers, and indicating an abnormal combustion event if compared crank angles differ by a predetermined angle. | 11-04-2010 |
20100299051 | FUEL INJECTION AND COMBUSTION FAULT DIAGNOSTICS USING CYLINDER PRESSURE SENSOR - Systems and methods useful for detecting a combustion fault in a combustion engine include determining cylinder power density values for cylinders present on the engine during its operation and determining cylinder imbalance parameters for the cylinders, based on the cylinder power density values. The cylinder imbalance parameters are compared with a provided diagnostic threshold value. | 11-25-2010 |
20110083424 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING A REDUCTANT INJECTION SYSTEM IN AN EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM - An internal combustion engine operating at a lean air/fuel ratio includes a reductant injection system configured to dispense reductant into an exhaust gas feedstream upstream of a selective catalytic reduction device. The reductant injection system includes a reductant delivery system fluidly coupled to a reductant dispensing device that is configured to dispense the reductant. A method for monitoring the reductant injection system includes commanding the reductant dispensing device to dispense reductant at a prescribed reductant flowrate, controlling the reductant delivery system to a preferred operating state, monitoring operation of the reductant delivery system and estimating a reductant flowrate as a function of the monitored operation of the reductant delivery system, and diagnosing operation of the reductant injection system as a function of the prescribed reductant flowrate and the estimated reductant flowrate. | 04-14-2011 |
20110172899 | MULTI-PULSE INJECTION FUEL AND LOAD BALANCING CONTROL SYSTEM - A method for adjusting fuel injection quantities in an internal combustion engine configured to operate multi-pulse fuel injections in a cylinder of the engine includes monitoring in-cylinder pressure, determining a burnt fuel mass for main combustion based upon the in-cylinder pressure, determining a burnt fuel mass for post combustion based upon the in-cylinder pressure, determining a main fuel quantity offset based upon the burnt fuel mass for main combustion, determining a post fuel quantity offset based upon the burnt fuel mass for post combustion, and controlling fuel injections into the cylinder based upon the main fuel quantity offset and the post fuel quantity offset. | 07-14-2011 |
20110184632 | ADAPTIVE INTAKE OXYGEN ESTIMATION IN A DIESEL ENGINE - A method for estimating an oxygen concentration in an intake manifold of a diesel engine utilizing exhaust gas recirculation includes monitoring engine operation, monitoring an exhaust gas recirculation valve, and monitoring an exhaust air fuel ratio. When the engine operates in steady state with the exhaust gas recirculation valve in the closed position, a volumetric efficiency for the engine is updated. A partial pressure due to exhaust gas recirculation within the intake manifold based upon the updated volumetric efficiency is determined, and an estimated oxygen concentration within the intake manifold based upon the partial pressure due to exhaust gas recirculation within the intake manifold and the exhaust air fuel ratio is determined Operation of the engine is controlled based upon the estimated oxygen concentration within the intake manifold. | 07-28-2011 |
20110208408 | ADAPTIVE DIESEL ENGINE CONTROL FOR CETANE VARIATIONS - A method and system for adaptively controlling a diesel engine to account for variations in the cetane number of the diesel fuel being used. An engine controller includes various control modules with algorithms for estimating the fuel cetane number, or determining the ignition delay that the engine is experiencing, or both. With this information, the controller can adjust the amount of exhaust gas recirculation that is used, thus varying the amount of oxygen that is available in the intake charge to burn the fuel. The controller can also adjust the timing of the fuel injection event, as another way of altering the nature of combustion. Using these techniques, the controller can optimize the engine operation based on the fuel currently being used. | 08-25-2011 |
20110214650 | ENGINE-OUT NOX VIRTUAL SENSOR FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method for controlling an internal combustion engine includes monitoring engine operation including a parameter descriptive of NOx generation within the engine, determining a fast transient NOx estimate with a dynamic model based upon the monitored engine operation, and during a fast transient engine operation including an increase in an operating state of the engine and a substantial closing of an exhaust gas recirculation valve, controlling an engine system based upon the fast transient NOx estimate. | 09-08-2011 |
20110224886 | ON-BOARD FUEL PROPERTY DETECTION USING PATTERN RECOGNITION AND POWER SPECTRAL ANALYSIS OF CYLINDER PRESSURE SIGNAL - Combustion pressure in a diesel combustion chamber is monitored to determine a combustion parameter as a function of the monitored pressure. A cetane number of the fuel combusted is determined as a function of a predetermined correlation between the combustion parameter and the cetane number. | 09-15-2011 |
20110276255 | METHOD OF MULTIPLE INJECTION TIMING CONTROL - A method for adjusting fuel injection timing in an internal combustion engine including a cylinder and configured to operate multiple fuel injections in the cylinder per combustion cycle includes monitoring in-cylinder pressure through a first combustion cycle, determining actual combustion phasing metrics based upon the in-cylinder pressure, monitoring a baseline fuel injection timing comprising a first injection timing and a second injection timing, providing expected combustion phasing metrics based upon the baseline fuel injection timing, comparing the actual combustion phasing metrics to the expected combustion phasing metrics, and adjusting the baseline fuel injection timing in a second combustion cycle based upon the comparing. | 11-10-2011 |
20120000189 | ADAPTIVE CONTROL OF SCR UREA INJECTION TO COMPENSATE ERRORS - A method for controlling a selective catalytic reduction injection system having a storage tank, a pump, a delivery line, and an injection nozzle includes monitoring the selective catalytic reduction injection system, determining a selective catalytic reduction injector system effective area ratio, comparing the selective catalytic reduction injector system effective area ratio to a threshold, calculating a compensation factor upon surpassing the threshold, and modifying the commanded injected mass according to the calculated compensation factor. | 01-05-2012 |
20120023932 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING A VEHICLE EXHAUST MANIFOLD PRESSURE - A vehicle includes an engine, an air intake assembly having a variable geometry turbine (VGT) controllable using a turbine mass flow map, an exhaust manifold, and a controller. The controller calculates a pressure ratio between the inlet and outlet sides of the VGT, and first and second exhaust manifold pressures using respective first and second models. Each of the models extracts information from the map. The controller executes a control action using the first pressure when the ratio exceeds a threshold, using the second pressure otherwise. The controller itself is also disclosed herein, as is a method for controlling an engine operation aboard the vehicle. The method includes using the host machine to calculate the exhaust pressure ratio, to calculate the first and second pressures using the respective first and second models, and to execute a control action using the first or second exhaust pressure depending on the ratio. | 02-02-2012 |
20120024270 | METHOD OF MODEL-BASED MULTIVARIABLE CONTROL OF EGR AND BOOST FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - A method to control an exhaust gas recirculation and a manifold air pressure in an engine includes utilizing a decoupling matrix within a multiple input and multiple output controller to determine an exhaust gas recirculation command and a manifold air pressure command, wherein the decoupling matrix is configured based upon a diagonally dominant model of the engine compensated by the determined exhaust gas recirculation command and the manifold air pressure command. The exhaust gas recirculation and manifold air pressure are controlled based upon the determined exhaust gas recirculation command and the determined manifold air pressure command. | 02-02-2012 |
20120031384 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING A COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINE - A method for operating an internal combustion engine includes monitoring oxygen concentration in an exhaust gas feedstream, a mass flowrate of intake air, and a commanded fuel pulse of fuel. A blend ratio of biodiesel fuel and petrodiesel fuel of the fuel is determined. Engine operation is controlled in response to the blend ratio of biodiesel fuel and petrodiesel fuel of the fuel. | 02-09-2012 |
20120042850 | MODEL-BASED TRANSIENT FUEL INJECTION TIMING CONTROL METHODOLOGY - A method for controlling a direct-injection internal combustion engine includes monitoring internal combustion engine operational parameters, determining a start of injection in response to the engine operational parameters, monitoring an intake air flow comprising a residual gas component, monitoring an exhaust gas flow, monitoring a fuel flow, determining a time constant corresponding to an intake air flow reaction time based upon the intake air flow, the exhaust gas flow, and the fuel flow, modifying the start of injection with the time constant, and operating the engine subject to the modified start of injection. | 02-23-2012 |
20120046847 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING AND CONTROLLING ACCOUSTIC NOISE DURING COMBUSTION - A method for controlling combustion in a direct injection internal combustion engine operable in a lean combustion mode includes monitoring in-cylinder pressure, utilizing a time-based filter to calculate an actual combustion noise based upon the monitored in-cylinder pressure, monitoring combustion control parameters utilized by the engine, determining an expected combustion noise based upon the monitored combustion control parameters, comparing the actual combustion noise to the expected combustion noise, and adjusting the combustion control parameters based upon the comparing. | 02-23-2012 |
20120067031 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING A REDUCTANT INJECTION SYSTEM IN AN EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM - A reductant injector is configured to dispense a reductant into an exhaust gas feedstream of an internal combustion engine upstream of a selective catalytic reduction device. The reductant injector of a reductant injection system is monitored by generating injector pulsewidth commands corresponding to a prescribed reductant flowrate, monitoring the injector pulsewidth commands, verifying the prescribed reductant flowrate corresponds to the injector pulsewidth commands, monitoring a fluidic pressure in the reductant injection system, estimating a first injected quantity of the reductant corresponding to the injector pulsewidth commands, estimating a second injected quantity of the reductant corresponding to the fluidic pressure in the reductant injection system, and comparing the first and second injected quantities of reductant. | 03-22-2012 |
20120085082 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING LOW QUALITY REDUCTANT AND CATALYST DEGRADATION IN SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION SYSTEMS - A control system for a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system includes a conversion efficiency determination module, an ammonia slip determination module, and a diagnostic module. The conversion efficiency determination module determines a conversion efficiency of an SCR catalyst. The ammonia slip determination module determines an amount of ammonia slip across the SCR catalyst when the conversion efficiency is less than a predetermined threshold. The diagnostic module determines pass/fail statuses of a reductant supply and the SCR catalyst based on the amount of ammonia slip and at least one ammonia slip threshold. | 04-12-2012 |
20120173118 | CONTROL OF EGR, FRESH MASS AIR FLOW, AND BOOST PRESSURE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - An engine includes an exhaust gas recirculation circuit, an air throttle system, and a charging system. A method to control the engine includes determining a feed forward control command for a first selected one of the exhaust gas recirculation system, the air throttle system, and the charging system based on an inverse flow model of the first selected system. This includes monitoring a first input based upon an effective flow area of the first selected system, monitoring a second input based upon a pressure value within the first selected system, and determining the feed forward control command for the first selected system based upon the first input and the second input. The first selected system is controlled based upon the feed forward control command for the first selected system. | 07-05-2012 |
20120191325 | INJECTION FUEL AND LOAD BALANCING CONTROL SYSTEM - A method for correcting main fuel injection quantities in an internal combustion engine in a plurality of cylinders of the engine includes monitoring a desired fuel injection quantity for the plurality of cylinders, monitoring an in-cylinder pressure for each of the cylinders, determining a burnt fuel mass resulting from a main fuel injection for each of the cylinders based upon the in-cylinder pressures, determining a fuel injection quantity correction for each of the cylinders based upon the burnt fuel masses, and controlling fuel injections into the plurality of cylinders based upon the desired fuel injection quantity and the fuel injection quantity correction for each of the cylinders. | 07-26-2012 |
20120255277 | OFFSET AND SLOW RESPONSE DIAGNOSTIC METHODS FOR NOx SENSORS IN VEHICLE EXHAUST TREATMENT APPLICATIONS - A method that includes in-vehicle systems and practices for determining whether a NOx sensor in an exhaust stream is performing properly. | 10-11-2012 |
20120286063 | UREA INJECTOR DIAGNOSTICS USING SPECTRAL ANALYSIS FOR SCR NOX REDUCTION SYSTEM - A method to indicate an injector fault in a urea dosing module in an aftertreatment system includes monitoring a control command for the urea dosing module, determining a carry frequency for the control command, monitoring a delivery line pressure for the delivery line, evaluating the delivery line pressure at the carry frequency, and indicating the injector fault based upon the evaluating. | 11-15-2012 |
20120291534 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE A CYLINDER AIR CHARGE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method for estimating a cylinder air charge for an internal combustion engine includes determining a first volumetric efficiency corresponding to engine operation with an open exhaust gas recirculation valve, determining a second volumetric efficiency corresponding to engine operation with a closed exhaust gas recirculation valve, determining a cylinder air charge using a selected one of the first and second volumetric efficiencies. | 11-22-2012 |
20120296546 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE A CYLINDER AIR CHARGE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method for determining a cylinder air charge for an internal combustion engine includes determining engine operating parameters including an intake air charge density, an engine delta pressure as a ratio of an intake manifold pressure to an exhaust pressure, and an engine speed. An open-throttle volumetric efficiency corresponding to the engine operating parameters is determined, and a closed-throttle volumetric efficiency corresponding to the engine operating parameters is also determined. The cylinder air charge is determined using a selected one of the open-throttle volumetric efficiency and the closed-throttle volumetric efficiency. | 11-22-2012 |
20120303206 | GAIN/AMPLITUDE DIAGNOSTICS OF NOx SENSORS - A method that includes in-vehicle systems and practices for determining whether a NOx sensor in an exhaust stream is performing properly. The method uses the gain and/or the offset of the NOx sensor to determine its accuracy. | 11-29-2012 |
20120303244 | ADAPTATION CONTROL OF LEAN NOX TRAP REGENERATION WITH BIODIESEL DURING ENGINE TRANSIENT OPERATION - An engine is fueled with a fuel blend of diesel and bidiesel fuel. A feed forward fuel control term is provided corresponding to a 100 percent diesel fuel blend and a feedback fuel control term corrects for lambda deviations resulting in a final fuel control term. During regeneration of a lean Nox trap, the feed forward fuel control term is adapted with a factor as a function of the feed forward fuel control term and the final fuel control term. | 11-29-2012 |
20120303245 | ROBUST ESTIMATION OF BIODIESEL BLEND RATIO FOR ALTERNATIVE FUEL COMBUSTION - A method to control an internal combustion engine includes operating the engine with a fuel blend of a first fuel and a second fuel, monitoring a value of a first combustion parameter during engine operation, monitoring a first value for a second combustion parameter during engine operation, determining a second value for the second combustion parameter in accordance with a predetermined correspondence among the first combustion parameter, the second combustion parameter, and a predetermined fuel blend of the first fuel and the second fuel, determining the fuel blend based upon a difference between the first and second values for the second combustion parameter, and controlling the engine based upon the fuel blend. | 11-29-2012 |
20130024085 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ESTIMATE INTAKE CHARGE TEMPERATURE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - An engine includes an intake manifold mixing an intake air flow and an exhaust gas recirculation flow to provide an intake charge flow. A method to estimate an intake charge temperature of the intake charge includes monitoring system conditions for the engine, determining an effect of the mixing upon a specific heat coefficient of the intake charge flow based upon the monitored system conditions, estimating the intake charge temperature based upon the effect of the mixing upon the specific heat coefficient of the intake charge flow and the monitored system conditions, and controlling the engine based upon the estimated intake charge temperature. | 01-24-2013 |
20130024089 | ENGINE-OUT NOX VIRTUAL SENSOR USING CYLINDER PRESSURE SENSOR - Method for estimating NOx creation in a combustion process of an engine including a variable volume combustion chamber includes monitoring engine sensor inputs including a cylinder pressure within the combustion chamber. A mass fraction burn value for combustion can be modeled within the combustion chamber based upon said sensor inputs, wherein said mass fraction burn value indexes a crank angle at which a selected percentage of injected fuel is burned in a combustion cycle. The state of combustion within the combustion chamber can be estimated based upon the mass fraction burn value, the state of combustion including a combustion phasing and a combustion strength. NOx creation within the combustion chamber can be estimated with a non-linear function based upon said state of combustion. | 01-24-2013 |
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20130298526 | ADAPTIVE REGENERATION OF AN EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT DEVICE IN RESPONSE TO A BIODIESEL FUEL BLEND - A compression-ignition engine is coupled to an exhaust aftertreatment system including a particulate filter. A method of operating the compression-ignition engine includes executing a feed-forward control scheme to determine an amount of post-combustion fuel to achieve a preferred temperature in the exhaust gas feedstream at an inlet to the particulate filter. The amount of post-combustion fuel is a nominal post-combustion fuel amount adjusted for a biodiesel blend ratio of the fuel. The post-combustion fuel is injected upstream of the exhaust aftertreatment system in response to a command to regenerate the particulate filter. | 11-14-2013 |
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20150068203 | TWO-STAGE TURBOCHARGER FLOW CONTROL - A method is disclosed for controlling a two-stage turbocharger system having low-pressure and high-pressure turbochargers in line, sequentially, with an engine. The turbochargers include a low-pressure (LP) turbine and an LP compressor, and a high-pressure (HP) turbine and an HP compressor. The LP compressor feeds the HP compressor, which feeds the engine intake. The engine exhaust feeds the HP turbine, which feeds the LP turbine. The method determines a total boost pressure, which provides combustion reactant for the engine. The method calculates an LP compressor power from the determined total boost pressure, and an LP turbine flow from the LP compressor power. The low-pressure turbocharger operates at the calculated LP turbine flow. The method calculates an HP compressor power from the determined total boost pressure, and an HP turbine flow from the HP compressor power. The high-pressure turbocharger operates at the calculated HP turbine flow. | 03-12-2015 |