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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2015
Applicant:
Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd., Ibaraki, JP;
Inventors:
Shinji Nakagawa, Tokyo, JP;
Toshio Hori, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD, Ibaraki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/023 (2006.01); F01N 9/00 (2006.01); F01N 11/00 (2006.01); F01N 3/021 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 9/002 (2013.01); F01N 3/021 (2013.01); F01N 3/023 (2013.01); F01N 9/005 (2013.01); F01N 11/00 (2013.01); F01N 11/002 (2013.01); F01N 2550/04 (2013.01); F01N 2560/022 (2013.01); F01N 2560/025 (2013.01); F01N 2560/06 (2013.01); F01N 2900/1602 (2013.01); F01N 2900/1606 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is an engine control apparatus capable of detecting degradation in particulate filter performance. An input unit receives a first signal indicating an exhaust gas state (Tpf_) inside or downstream of a particulate filter that traps particulate substance contained in engine exhaust gas. A determination unitdetermines whether the particulate filter is degraded on the basis of the exhaust gas state (Tpf_) indicated by the first signal in a period (fFC=1) in which fuel supply to the engine is blocked.