Turbocharged engine control device

• US 10,125,670 B2
• Filed: 02/10/2017
• Issued: 11/13/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/15/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
• Original Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
• Inventors: Ohisa, Chikako, Sunahara, Osamu, Umetsu, Daisuke, Ohmae, Taizo, Sunagare, Yugou, Takahara, Yasunori, Ogawa, Daisaku, Kawamura, Takahiro, Ito, Takeatsu
• Primary Examiner(s): Bradley, Audrey K
• Application Number:
  US15/429,319
• Publication Number:
  US 20170234210A1
• Time in Patent Office: 641 Days
• CPC Class Codes: F02B 37/16 by bypassing charging air
• CPC Class Codes: F02B 37/162 by bypassing, e.g. partially, intake air from pump inlet to pump outlet
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 2200/602 Pedal position
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/0007 for control of turbo-charged or super-charged engines control of the pumps per se F02B37/12
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/12 Improving ICE efficiencies

Abstract

The turbocharged engine control device comprises a basic target torque-deciding part for deciding a basic target torque based on a driving state of a vehicle including an accelerator pedal operation state; a torque reduction amount-deciding part for deciding a torque reduction amount based on a driving state of the vehicle other than the accelerator pedal operation state; a final target torque-deciding part for deciding a final target torque based on the decided basic target torque and the decided torque reduction amount; and an engine output control part for controlling the engine so as to cause the engine to output the decided final target torque, wherein the engine output control part is operable, when an operating state of the engine falls within a supercharging region where supercharging by a compressor, to restrict control of the engine corresponding to a change in the torque reduction amount.

Claims

1. A turbocharged engine control device for controlling an engine equipped with a turbocharger having a compressor provided in an intake passage, based on a driving state of a vehicle mounting the engine, comprising:

a basic target torque-deciding part for deciding a basic target torque based on a driving state of the vehicle including an accelerator pedal operation state;

a torque reduction amount-deciding part for deciding a torque reduction amount based on a driving state of the vehicle other than the accelerator pedal operation state;

a final target torque-deciding part for deciding a final target torque based on the decided basic target torque and the decided torque reduction amount; and

an engine output control part for controlling the engine to cause the engine to output the final target torque,

wherein the engine output control part is operable, when an operating state of the engine falls within a supercharging region where supercharging by the compressor is performed, to restrict control of the engine corresponding to a change in the torque reduction amount.

2. The turbocharged engine control device as recited in claim 1, wherein the engine output control part is operable, when the operating state of the engine falls within the supercharging region where supercharging by the compressor is performed, to prohibit the control of the engine corresponding to a change in the torque reduction amount.

3. The turbocharged engine control device as recited in claim 1, wherein the torque reduction amount-deciding part is operable to decide the torque reduction amount according to operation of a steering wheel of the vehicle.

4. The turbocharged engine control device as recited in claim 3, wherein the vehicle is provided with a steering wheel angle sensor for detecting a steering wheel angle of the steering wheel, and wherein the torque reduction amount-deciding part is operable to decide a target additional deceleration to be added to the vehicle according to a steering speed calculated from the steering wheel angle, and decide a value of the torque reduction amount for realizing the target additional deceleration, the torque reduction amount-deciding part being operable to decide the target additional deceleration such that as the steering speed becomes larger, the target additional deceleration becomes larger, and a rate of increase of the target additional deceleration becomes smaller.

5. The turbocharged engine control device as recited in claim 1, wherein the engine output control part comprises an air amount control part for controlling an intake air amount to cause the engine to output the final target torque, wherein the air amount control part is operable, when the operating state of the engine falls within the supercharging region where supercharging by the compressor is performed, to restrict control of the intake air amount according to a change in the final target torque corresponding to a change in the torque reduction amount.

6. The turbocharged engine control device as recited in claim 5, wherein the air amount control part is operable, when the operating state of the engine falls within the supercharging region where supercharging by the compressor is performed, to restrict the control of the intake air amount according to a change in the final target torque corresponding to a change in the torque reduction amount, so as to enable a flow rate of intake air passing through the compressor to become equal to or greater than a given flow rate.

7. The turbocharged engine control device as recited in claim 5, wherein the engine comprises an air bypass passage having one end connected to a region of the intake passage downstream of the compressor and the other end connected to a region of the intake passage upstream of the compressor, and an air bypass valve provided in the air bypass passage,

and wherein the engine output control part is operable, when a flow rate of intake air passing through the compressor is less than a predetermined threshold, to set the air bypass valve to its open position, and wherein the engine output control part is operable to restrict the control of the intake air amount corresponding to a change in the torque reduction amount, so as to enable the flow rate of intake air passing through the compressor to become equal to or greater than the threshold.

8. A turbocharged engine control device for controlling an engine based on a driving state of a vehicle mounting the engine, the engine being equipped with a turbocharger having a compressor provided in an intake passage, a throttle valve and a spark plug, the turbocharged engine control device comprising:

an accelerator position sensor for detecting a position of an accelerator pedal of the vehicle;

a steering wheel angle sensor for detecting a turning angle of a steering wheel of the vehicle;

a basic target torque-deciding part for deciding a basic target torque based on an output value of the accelerator position sensor;

a torque reduction amount-deciding part for deciding a torque reduction amount based on an output value of the steering wheel angle sensor;

a final target torque-deciding part for deciding a final target torque based on the decided basic target torque and the decided torque reduction amount; and

an engine output control part for controlling an opening degree of the throttle valve and an ignition timing of the spark plug to cause the engine to output the final target torque,

wherein the engine output control part is operable, when an operating state of the engine falls within a supercharging region where supercharging by the compressor is performed, to restrict control of the engine corresponding to a change in the torque reduction amount.

9. A turbocharged engine control device for controlling an engine equipped with a turbocharger having a compressor provided in an intake passage, based on a driving state of a vehicle mounting the engine, comprising:

a steering wheel angle sensor for detecting a turning angle of a steering wheel of the vehicle;

a basic target torque-deciding part for deciding a basic target torque based on a driving state of the vehicle including an accelerator pedal operation state;

a torque reduction amount-deciding part for deciding a target additional deceleration to be added to the vehicle according to a steering speed calculated from an output value of the steering wheel angle sensor, and decide a torque reduction amount required for realizing the target additional deceleration;

a final target torque-deciding part for deciding a final target torque based on the decided basic target torque and the decided torque reduction amount; and

an engine output control part for controlling the engine to cause the engine to output the final target torque,

wherein

the engine output control part is operable, when an operating state of the engine falls within a supercharging region where supercharging by the compressor is performed, to restrict control of the engine corresponding to a change in the torque reduction amount, and

the torque reduction amount-deciding part is operable to decide the target additional deceleration such that as the steering speed becomes larger, the target additional deceleration becomes larger, and a rate of increase of the target additional deceleration becomes smaller.