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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 1993
Filed:
Jun. 26, 1992
Atsuko Hashimoto, Himeji, JP;
Toshio Iwata, Himeji, JP;
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A control apparatus can electronically control the operation of a multi-cylinder engine in a precise manner. A first signal generator 1 and a second signal generator 2 are provided on a camshaft operatively connected with a crankshaft for generating a cylinder identifying signal SC and a reference position signal ST, respectively, in synchronism with the rotation of the camshaft. A pulse signal generator 6 or 12 is provided on a crankshaft for generating a pulse signal P of a high frequency in synchronism with the rotation of the crankshaft. The reference position signal ST contains a series of pulses each indicative of a first and a second reference position for each cylinder which are modified by counting the number of pulses in the pulse signal P to provide exact reference positions. A microcomputer 5 or 15 controls the engine based on the exact reference positions of each cylinder thus obtained. In a modified form, instead of two signal generators 1, 2, a single signal generator 11 is employed which is provided on the camshaft for generating a single signal SCT which contains a series of pulses having different pulse widths corresponding to different cylinders. The signal SCT and the pulse signal P are input via an AND gate 17 to a counter 16 where the number of pulses in the pulse signal P during the pulse width of each pulse of the SCT signal is counted for cylinder identification.