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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2007
Rihito Kaneko, Nishikamo-gun, JP;
Kenji Kasashima, Nishikamo-gun, JP;
Masatomo Yoshihara, Toyota, JP;
Kenji Senda, Okazaki, JP;
Yuuichi Takemura, Anjo, JP;
Shuhei Oe, Kariya, JP;
Rihito Kaneko, Nishikamo-gun, JP;
Kenji Kasashima, Nishikamo-gun, JP;
Masatomo Yoshihara, Toyota, JP;
Kenji Senda, Okazaki, JP;
Yuuichi Takemura, Anjo, JP;
Shuhei Oe, Kariya, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya-shi, JP;
Abstract
An engine ECU executes a program including the steps of: determining that the condition that there is a possibility of occurrence of knocking is satisfied, based on the result of comparison between a vibration waveform of an engine and a knock waveform model; calculating a 40CA integrated value by integrating magnitudes of vibration occurring in the engine for a range of crank angle of 40°; calculating a knock magnitude N by dividing the 40CA integrated value by a BGL; determining that knocking has occurred when the knock magnitude N is larger than a determination value V(KX); and determining that knocking has not occurred when the knock magnitude N is smaller than the determination value V(KX).