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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
May. 18, 2005
Masahiro Sato, Saitama, JP;
Katsura Okubo, Saitama, JP;
Koichiro Shinozaki, Saitama, JP;
Yuji Yasui, Saitama, JP;
Keiichi Nagashima, Saitama, JP;
Masahiro Sato, Saitama, JP;
Katsura Okubo, Saitama, JP;
Koichiro Shinozaki, Saitama, JP;
Yuji Yasui, Saitama, JP;
Keiichi Nagashima, Saitama, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A device and a method for determining the trouble of a cylinder pressure sensor without increasing cost calculates the cylinder pressure of an internal combustion engine based on an output from the cylinder sensor installed in the engine and calculates a drift parameter indicating the drift amount of the cylinder pressure based on the cylinder pressure. When the drift parameter is not within a specified range, the device determines that the cylinder pressure sensor is defective. The specified range can be set based on the behavior of the cylinder pressure. A correction factor is obtained according to the operating state of the engine, and the drift parameter is corrected with the correction factor. A specified search signal is superimposed on the output from the cylinder pressure sensor. The cylinder pressure is calculated based on the output from the cylinder pressure sensor on which the search signal was superimposed.