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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 1987
Filed:
Dec. 29, 1986
Douglas E Trombley, Richmond, MI (US);
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A combustion control for an internal combustion engine adjusts ignition timing and A/F ratio to even the torque pulses of the individual cylinders as well as adjust LPP toward a desired value (DLPP). The crank angle (LPP) and magnitude (MPP) of peak combustion pressure is sensed for each cylinder and the average MPP for all cylinders (AMPP) is derived. Ignition timing is trimmed, within a first limit, in response to LPP to attempt to maintain DLPP. MPP is compared with AMPP and, if it is too low, ignition timing is trimmed in the advance direction to a second limit, which is preferably larger than the first. Only if the MPP trim of ignition timing is at maximum advance, or if MPP is too high, is A/F ratio adjusted, with MPP trim of ignition reset to zero. Thus, fuel consumption is minimized as the cylinder torques are balanced.