Robert Boschgmbh

Raymond Sieg

Gerhard Haaga

Karl Stengel

Michael Neuendorf

Ulrich Schlienz

Alexander Schwarz

Jurgen Anlauf

Walter Dinkelacker

A calibration apparatus for calibrating a scattered-light measuring device that is embodied to measure a particle concentration in motor vehicle exhaust gases, comprises at least one scattering body that has a number of scattering centers having a defined size and a defined mutual spacing. The scattering centers are disposed in such a way that the scattering body, upon irradiation with light from a light source, delivers scattered light having an intensity and a distribution predetermined by the scattering body.

Device and method for calibrating a scattered light meter

A method for determining the quality of the measuring results of a scattered light meter for measuring the particle concentration in motor vehicle exhaust gases, which has at least one scattered light measuring chamber, at least one light source and at least one light sensor, includes the steps: determining the difference between two scattered light sensor signals, that were picked up in a reference state of the scattered light meter; determining the difference between two scattered light sensor signals, which were picked up in a used state of the scattered light meter; and comparing the difference of the signals picked up in the used state to the reference signal difference of the signals picked up in the reference state.

Method and device for determining the quality of measurement results of a scattered light meter

A scattered light method for measuring particle-dependent parameters of gases, in particular particle-dependent parameters of internal combustion engine exhaust gases or other colloids, includes introducing a particle-containing gas into a measuring chamber; emitting a light beam into the measuring chamber; receiving light scattered by the particles using at least two scattered light sensors, the scattered light sensors generating scattered light sensor signals, each being a function of the light received by the respective scattered light sensor; determining an average particle size from the scattered light sensor signals from at least two scattered light sensors and determining at least one further particle parameter from the previously determined average particle size and the scattered light sensor signals.

Scattered light measuring method

Method of determining the rough engine run of an internal combustion

The invention relates to an arrangement which permits operating characteristic variables such as the crankshaft rotational speed and the content of exhaust gas components to be determined in the workshop. The sensor is mounted so as to be stationary in the exhaust gas system or is only intermittently mounted in this system. According to one arrangement of the invention, the exhaust gas sensor includes a first device which receives the pressure of the exhaust gas of the engine. In this way, the crankshaft rotational speed can be arrived at. A second device is arranged in the exhaust gas sensor which has an output signal which is a measure for the content of an exhaust gas component. A further embodiment of the arrangement of the invention includes an exhaust gas sensor having a first device which is configured as a fault meter, temperature sensor or as a hot wire flow meter. Other devices can be utilized to detect further variables of the exhaust gas and evaluate the same.

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Esslingen, Germany

Raymond Sieg