Robert Boschgmbh

Peter-Jurgen Schmidt

Josef Wahl

Ferdinand Grob

Eberhard Blocher

Reinhard Latsch

Valerio Bianchi

Manfred Schmitt

Rolf Kohler

Klaus Ries-Mueller

Erich Zabler

Robert Hugel

Manfred Mezger

Andreas Weigl

Bernhard Bonse

Frieder Heintz

Bernd Przybyla

Walter Gollin

Arnd-Matthias Langner

Wolfgang Bremer

Gunther Baumann

Harald Kizler

Jorg Birmelin

Viktor Kopernick

Method for monitoring operations of an internal combustion engine to

The invention is directed to an apparatus and a method for controlling the operating characteristic quantities of an internal combustion engine, with a characteristic set up with operating quantities of the internal combustion engine for pre-control of engine variables influencing the operating characteristic quantities, and with a control arrangement, responsive to at least one engine variable, for correctively influencing the characteristic values. The values stored in the characteristic field and selected in dependence on operating characteristic quantities of the internal combustion engine are modified via the control arrangement to correctively influence the characteristic values. In addition, the characteristic values lying within the defined region of the characteristic value modified are also changed in dependence on the modification of this particular characteristic value. The fact that the modification of a characteristic region in dependence on the modification of its respective characteristic value is weighted, permits a rapid and accurate adaptation of the characteristic to the actual operating conditions of the internal combustion engine. The invention is advantageously suitable for use in various control systems contolling air-fuel metering, ignition point, charge-air pressure, exhaust-gas recirculation of idle speed, for example.

Method and apparatus for controlling the operating characteristic

The invention is directed to an apparatus for metering an air-fuel mixture to an internal combustion engine. The apparatus includes a characteristic field set up with operating quantities of the internal combustion engine for anticipatorily controlling engine variables that influence the air-fuel mixture and a control arrangement, responsive to at least one engine variable, for correctively influencing the characteristic field values. The characteristic field values are stored in the characteristic field and selected in dependence on operating quantities of the internal combustion engine. The characteristic field values are modified by means of different control methods to correctively influence the same. More specifically, the control methods include a control to a minimal specific fuel consumption in the lower and part-load ranges as well as a control to maximum power in the upper load range as may be necessary. This control arrangement can be realized, on the one hand, with an extreme-value control which is superposed either on the air or quantity of fuel delivered to the motor or, on the other hand, with a direct control of the air ratio .lambda. with an exhaust gas probe, for example. With the apparatus of the invention, a minimal specific fuel consumption with reduced exhaust gas emissions are realized while at the same time ensuring a satisfying driving behavior of the vehicle.

Apparatus for metering an air-fuel mixture to an internal combustion

A method of controlling fuel mixture supply to an internal combustion engine having fuel injection system in which the quantity of fuel is metered in dependency on gas pedal position and the quantity of air is subsequently metered in dependency on the position of the throttling plate. The method employs a preliminary control with superposed extreme value regulation. For this purpose, the injection time interval or the throttle plate position are adjusted in dependency on the gas pedal position and on the rotary speed of the engine. During the operation of the engine, test cycles are continuously established and according to the reaction of the engine to the tests, the adjustment of the injection time interval and of the throttle plate position are made. The method is suitable particularly for internal combustion engine used in motor vehicles.

Fuel controlled injection system

The invention is directed to an apparatus for controlling the operating characteristic quantities of an internal combustion engine. The apparatus includes a characteristic field for pre-controlling engine variables influencing the operating characteristic quantities. The characteristic field is made up of the operating characteristic quantities. The apparatus further includes a control arrangement for controlling to maximum power output of the engine. The control arrangement is superposed on the pre-control and includes means for determining corrective values from the control loop in a predetermined operating range of the engine. The corrective values are applied to influence all of the pre-control values of the characteristic field over all operating ranges. With the apparatus of the invention, it is possible in a simple manner to consider changes in the surrounding factors that influence the engine. Two embodiments are described wherein the control is achieved by means of an optimizer and the engine is controlled to maximum power in either the part-load range or the full-load range of the engine. The apparatus of the invention can be used, for example, in air-fuel mixture metering, charging air control, control of exhaust gas return or also idle control.

The invention is directed to an apparatus for metering an air-fuel mixture to an internal combustion engine with an extreme-value control arrangement for controlling to a minimal specific consumption of fuel. The extreme-value control arrangement includes a test signal generator for acting upon the fuel metered to the engine. The rotational speed and a fuel metering signal are applied by the extreme-value control arrangement as actual information with respect to the minimal specific fuel consumption. In particular, the quantities of rotational speed change and the change in duration of fuel injection are utilized to determine the minimal consumption in the case of an internal combustion engine equipped with fuel injection. Further, for a minimal consumption control, it has been shown to be advantageous to consider information as to which gear of the transmission of the engine is in place.

To provide a suitable number of display fields (e.g. ARRIVAL; TIME; etc.), each of which characterizes and identifies the significance or import or meaning of a displayed numerical value on a display device (16), the display fields are associated in groups or sets (11-15; 42-45) having a particular geometric position (columns; segmental), and a plurality of keys (21-25) are provided with each key being associated with a group or set of the display fields, and connected to a counter (61) to select a particular one of the display fields within the group or set by the number of key operations, the numerical value associated with the display field then being displayed on the numerical display (16). The display and keys are connected to a computer (62) which provides the output data for the numerical indicator (16); an input/output control switch (26) is provided to change the function of the display group selection keys (21-25) to permit data entry into the computer (62), for example of speed limit, driving distance, and the like.

Vehicle trip computer

A method for determining adjustment values for a fuel supply device which supplies a fuel mixture to a fuel-burning engine for optimum performance by additionally influencing the preset adjustment values of the fuel supply device itself from values supplied by a storage means containing an engine performance log of adjustment values whereby said performance adjustment values are continuously changed and replaced by values which reflect instantaneous operating engine characteristics. Each replaced value forms the basis for computing a new value upon a change in engine operating characteristics. The apparatus disclosed comprises a fuel supply device, such as a carburetor, which has its adjustment values preset due to its construction, a storage means containing engine performance adjustment values for correcting the preset values of the supply device in response to engine operating characteristics, and a second storage means connected to the fuel supply device and to the first storage means wherein the performance values from said first storage means are continuously adjusted from the engine operating characteristics and stored for use by the fuel supply device for optimum engine operating performance.

Method and apparatus for determining fuel mixture adjustment values for

In the operation of an internal combustion engine, certain operating parameters, for example the length of fuel injection pulses, the ignition timing and the exhaust gas recycle rate can be adjusted on the basis of information related to state variables of the engine, for example the engine speed, the induction tube pressure, the air flow rate and the like. In particular, the injection pulse length may be determined from data stored in a memory and addressed by a pair of numbers related to the instantaneous values of engine speed and air flow rate. This type of open loop control is rapid and may be very exact but does not account for long-range changes in engine behavior due to wear, etc. For this reason, additional circuitry senses a further state variable, for example, the oxygen content of the exhaust gas or the engine roughness, and uses this information in a feedback loop to generate a correction signal which is then applied in a rate multiplier to the basic fuel injection datum. The closed loop control is effective only in certain operational domains which are indicated by load-related conditions, e.g., the throttle valve opening.

Method and apparatus for controlling the operating parameters of an

Clock pulses are multiplied by a ratio less than 1 of which the numerator is controlled by a reversible counter. The multiplier output pulses initiate new countdown cycles of a second counter beginning with the clock pulse following the onset of an input frequency pulse and ending with the clock pulse following the onset of the next input frequency pulse. The state of the count at the end of the cycle determines whether the reversible counter will be left unchanged, advanced, or counted back and hence, whether the multiplier output frequency will be left unchanged, increased or reduced. The initial countdown value of the second counter is provided by a long term store which determines the frequency multiplication ratio. The circuit is usable to multiply a variable input frequency in a vehicle brake anti-lock system.

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Peter-Jurgen Schmidt