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Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 1990

Filed:

Apr. 05, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:

Yoshitaka Tabara, Hiroshima, JP;

Tetsuro Takaba, Hiroshima, JP;

Tomotsugu Rikitake, Hiroshima, JP;

Assignee:

Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02P / ; F02D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123425 ; 123435 ;
Abstract

Oscillation of the engine is detected by an oscillation sensor which outputs a signal representing the oscillation of the engine. The maximum value of the output of the oscillation sensor during combustion period in each cycle is detected. The maximum values obtained in a predetermined number of cycles are stored in a memory and knock occurrence is determined on the basis of the predetermined number of maximum values output from the memory.


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