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Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2006

Filed:

May. 20, 2005
Applicants:

Sumiko Kohira, Kariya, JP;

Hiroshi Haraguchi, Kariya, JP;

Inventors:

Sumiko Kohira, Kariya, JP;

Hiroshi Haraguchi, Kariya, JP;

Assignee:

Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 15/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An ECU converts a cylinder pressure P and a cylinder volume V corresponding to a crank angle θ at least from a compression stroke to a combustion and expansion stroke to a logarithmic value log P and a logarithmic value log V, respectively, to find a logarithmic conversion waveform and estimates a motoring waveform which is obtained by subtracting a pressure rise developed by combustion in a cylinder from the logarithmic conversion waveform, that is, corresponds to a non-combustion state. Further, the ECU computes a determination line Y of an ignition timing Tburn on the basis of the base line X of the estimated motoring waveform and determines the ignition timing Tburn on the basis of this determination line Y and the logarithmic conversion waveform.


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