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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2008
Rihito Kaneko, Nishikamo-gun, JP;
Kenji Kasashima, Nishikamo-gun, JP;
Masatomo Yoshihara, Toyota, JP;
Koji Aso, Susono, JP;
Kenji Senda, Okazaki, JP;
Shigeru Kamio, Nagoya, JP;
Yuichi Takemura, Anjo, JP;
Rihito Kaneko, Nishikamo-gun, JP;
Kenji Kasashima, Nishikamo-gun, JP;
Masatomo Yoshihara, Toyota, JP;
Koji Aso, Susono, JP;
Kenji Senda, Okazaki, JP;
Shigeru Kamio, Nagoya, JP;
Yuichi Takemura, Anjo, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya-shi, JP;
Abstract
An engine ECU executes a program including the steps of: calculating a correlation coefficient K based on the result of comparing a vibration waveform of an engine and a knock waveform model stored previously; calculating a magnitude value LOG(V) from the magnitude V detected based on a signal transmitted from a knock sensor; creating frequency distribution of magnitude values LOG(V) by using magnitude values LOG(V) in an ignition cycle in which the correlation coefficient K larger than a threshold K() is calculated; and counting knock proportion KC by using the created frequency distribution. If the vibration waveform includes a waveform of vibration of noise components, the correlation coefficient K is calculated to be smaller comparing with a case of not including it.