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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2002
Renato Gianoglio, Turin, IT;
Attilio Porta, Turin, IT;
Massimo Lupo, Rivalta, IT;
Stefano Re Fiorentin, Grugliasco, IT;
Giovanni Ellena, Turin, IT;
C.R.F. Societa Consortile per Azioni, Orbassano, IT;
Abstract
An internal combustion engine (E) has associated control devices (ECU, GSCU, SCU) for controlling the engine in a manner such that the engine delivers a driving torque (CM) which is variable in dependence on predetermined measured parameters, in particular on the position (&agr;) of the accelerator pedal (AP), and sensors (S1, S2) for detecting the position (&agr;) of the accelerator pedal (AP), and the rate of rotation (&ohgr; ) of the shaft (M) of the engine (E) or the forward speed (v) of the motor vehicle, respectively. The control system (ECU, GSCU, SCU) associated with the engine (E) is arranged:—to acquire from the sensors (S1, S2) the position (&agr;) of the accelerator pedal (AP) and the rate of rotation (&ohgr; ) of the engine (E), or the forward speed (v) of the motor vehicle;—to determine, in accordance with predetermined methods, the power (P ) to be applied to the driving wheels in dependence on the measured position (&agr;) of the accelerator pedal (AP) and on the calculated or acquired forward speed (v) of the vehicle, and to calculate, in dependence on the value determined for the power (P ) to be applied to the driving wheels and on the forward speed (v) of the vehicle, the driving torque (C ) which should correspondingly be delivered by the engine (E), and to control the engine (E) in a manner such that it delivers the driving torque (C ) thus calculated.