Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo K.k.

Kazuhide Togai

Yoshiaki Danno

Makoto Shimada

Katsunori Ueda

Masato Yoshida

Kojiro Okada

Junji Kawai

Kazuya Hayafune

Takashi Takatsuka

Hiromitsu Ando

Kazuo Koga

Osamu Hirako

Jun Takemura

Shogo Omori

Tetsuro Ishida

Daisuke Sanbayashi

Tetsurou Ishida

Eiichi Koujina

Masaji Ishida

Shinichi Murata

Yasuki Tamura

Katsuo Akishino

Toyoaki Fukui

Tokihiro Tsukamoto

Yoshiaki Kodama

Tadashi Takeuchi

Kazuhiro Shiraishi

Kyoung-gon Choi

Ichiyo Kojima

Shogo Ohmori

An output power controlling apparatus and a method for reducing vibration caused by accelerating or shifting gearing in a vehicle includes a vibration component prediction section/step for predicting a vibration component to be generated on the vehicle from the target torque correlation value using a predetermined prediction model, and a feedback correction section/step for feedback correcting the target torque correlation value based on the predicted vibration component to suppress vibration.

Output power controlling apparatus and method for internal combustion engine

Engine Fuel injection timing control apparatus

A control apparatus of an internal combustion engine includes an electronic control unit which determines whether a throttle valve opening sensor is normal or faulty in accordance with an output from the sensor. If the throttle valve opening sensor operates normally, a target air-fuel ratio is set in accordance with the output of the sensor. On the other hand, if the throttle valve opening sensor is in trouble, the control unit sets the target air-fuel ratio to a ratio equal to or close to the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio in accordance with the output of an intake air amount sensor, whereby a stable operation of the internal combustion engine is ensured.

Control apparatus for an internal combustion engine

A control device of a lean-burn engine has an electronic control unit. Upon start of switching from stoichiometric driving to lean driving, the control unit (10) derives, from a map, a target pressure (P0) and a basic opening degree (D0) of an idling speed control valve, serving as an air bypass valve, based on the throttle opening degree (TPS) and the engine rotation speed (Ne) at the start of the switching. The control unit supplies driving pulses (N) of a number corresponding to the basic opening degree (D0) to a stepper motor (32) of the idling speed control valve. Then, the control unit supplies the stepper motor with driving pulses of a number corresponding to an opening degree correction amount (D1) which in turn corresponds to a deviation between the target intake pressure (P0) and an actual intake pressure (PB), to thereby suppress a change in the torque at the time of switching between the rich driving, including the stoichiometric driving, and the lean driving of the lean-burn engine.

Control device and control method for lean-burn engine

Excess air rate detecting apparatus and an excess air rate control

Method for the determination of rough road in vehicle with internal

Combustion state determination method of internal combustion engine, as

An apparatus for controlling an internal combustion engine having an exhaust purifying catalytic device which absorbs nitrogen oxides contained in exhaust when the engine is in a lean-combustion mode and which deoxidizes the absorbed nitrogen oxides when the engine is in a rich-combustion mode. The engine control apparatus includes an electronic control unit for estimating the amount of purifying capability reducing substances other than nitrogen oxides, which decreases the nitrogen oxide adsorbing ability of the catalytic device, absorbed by the catalytic device, on the basis of the accumulated value of vehicle travel distance, fuel consumption of engine, or intake air amount. The control unit changes the operating condition of engine so that the exhaust gas temperature is increased when it is judged that the estimated adsorption amount has reached a predetermined adsorption amount. The exhaust purifying catalytic device is heated by high-temperature exhaust gas to remove the purifying capability reducing substances from the catalytic device.

Apparatus and method for internal combustion engine control

Described herein is a drive-by-wire vehicle engine output control system. The system permits good-response acceleration by a driver's simple and reasonable operation, i.e., by operating an accelerator pedal and also a prompt response even when a sudden load change occurs. Further, the system permits precise speed control by simple equipment even when the deviation of a vehicle speed from a target vehicle speed is large. Output changes of an engine can be controlled within a permissible output change range by (a) comparing a target autocruise engine output with an acceleration demanding ending output, choosing the larger engine output and then controlling the engine to give the larger engine output, (b) controlling the engine to achieve a target autocruise engine output obtained from a speed correction torque and a running load torque or (c) limiting an engine control quantity on the basis of a permissible output change value.

Drive-by-wire vehicle engine output control system

In a control apparatus and control method for an internal combustion engine having an exhaust purifying catalytic device for adsorbing nitrogen oxide contained in exhaust gases from the engine, the adsorption state of nitrogen oxide adsorbed by the catalytic device is estimated by an electronic control unit during the lean-combustion driving of the engine. If the catalytic device is saturated with nitrogen oxide, the ignition timing is delayed and the exhaust gas is recirculated to the intake side of the engine with the lean air-fuel ratio kept unchanged. This starts the nitrogen oxide reduced driving mode for deteriorating the combustion state in the engine. At this time, the engine output will not change by a great amount. Further, a reducing atmosphere is created around the catalytic device by unburnt gases, generated due to the deterioration of the combustion state, to deoxidize the adsorbed nitrogen oxide. As a result, the purifying ability of the catalytic device can be recovered to suppress the discharge amount of nitrogen oxide without deteriorating the smoothness of engine driving and fuel economy.

Apparatus and method for internal-combustion engine control

An ignition timing control system and method for multicylinder internal combustion engine, utilizing a variable valve operating system such as variable valve timing system and a partial cylinder operating system. An engine control unit calculates a standard ignition timing for each cylinder according to the valve operating condition, rotational speed of the engine and intake air pressure. The control unit also calculates a target ignition timing by compensating the standard ignition timing according to an operating condition of the vehicle and controls an ignition driver to operate an ignitor associated with each cylinder at the target ignition timing.

Engine ignition timing control system and method

Control device for automobile engine including a valve system which

An idle control system includes an engine speed determining unit, a unit for determining the number of operating cylinders, a valve stopping unit for stopping the operation of inlet and exhaust valves of some of the cylinders, an idle control parameter calculating unit, and an engine speed control unit. The idle control parameter calculating unit calculates at least a target idle speed and a target idle position as idle control parameters according to the data on the number of operating cylinders. The engine speed control unit controls an idle speed control valve so as to remove a deviation of an actual engine speed from the target engine speed, based on a target deviation compensating gain or a corrected target position obtained by a calculated position correcting unit. Thus, the idle control method performed by the idle control system allows the engine to operate stably even when the engine is switched to a partial operation from a full operation or vice versa and is subject to a sudden torque change during idling.

Idle control system and method for modulated displacement type engine

An engine output control apparatus is used on a vehicle having an engine driven by a drive-by-wire system and includes a device for setting a first target engine control amount in accordance with an amount of operation of a manually operated engine control member; a device for detecting wheel slippage and for setting a second target engine control amount at which wheel slippage is reduced when wheel slippage exceeds a predetermined value; a device for setting a third target engine control amount at which constant-speed running of the vehicle is maintained when a manually operated constant-speed control member is actuated; and a selecting device for selecting one of the first, second, and third target engine control amounts. The selection made by the selecting device is based upon a determination of whether wheel slippage has exceeded a predetermined value and whether the manually operated constant-speed control member has been actuated. A setting device is provided for setting the engine output control amount based upon the target engine control amount selected by the selecting device.

Engine output control apparatus

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Kazuhide Togai