Internal combustion engine controller

• US 20050211222A1
• Filed: 02/28/2005
• Published: 09/29/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: Ueda, Koichi, Demura, Takayuki
• Granted Patent: US 7,040,284 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 123/339.110
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 2200/1004 Estimation of the output torque
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 2200/1012 Engine speed gradient
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 31/002 controlling air supply
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 31/007 controlling fuel supply
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 35/023 by determining the cylinder pressure
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 37/02 one of the functions being ignition
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/1497 With detection of the mechanical response of the engine

Abstract

A torque correspondence value (e.g., estimated indicated torque) is determined. The degree of torque correspondence value variation in a plurality of previous cycles is digitized as a variation index value (e.g., locus length). If the variation index value is smaller than a predetermined first judgment value, the intake air amount of an internal combustion engine is corrected. If the variation index value is not smaller than the first judgment value, the ignition timing of the internal combustion engine is corrected. If the variation index value is not smaller than a second judgment value, which is greater than the first judgment value, the ignition timing and fuel injection amount of the internal combustion engine are both corrected.

Claims

1. An internal combustion engine controller comprising:

a unit for judging whether the actual rotation speed of an internal combustion engine differs from a target rotation speed;

a unit for calculating a torque correspondence value corresponding to torque generated by said internal combustion engine from operation data about said internal combustion engine;

a unit for calculating a variation index value by digitizing the degree of variation of said torque correspondence value in a plurality of previous cycles;

a unit for adjusting the intake air amount of said internal combustion engine;

a unit for adjusting the ignition timing of said internal combustion engine; and

a unit for controlling said internal combustion engine to eliminate the difference between said actual rotation speed and said target rotation speed;

wherein said control unit causes said intake air amount adjustment unit to correct the intake air amount of said internal combustion engine when the index value calculated by said variation index value calculation unit is smaller than a predetermined first judgment value or causes said ignition timing adjustment unit to correct the ignition timing of said internal combustion engine when said index value is not smaller than said first judgment value.

2. The internal combustion engine controller according to claim 1, further comprising:

a unit for adjusting the fuel supply amount of said internal combustion engine,

wherein said control unit, when said index value is not smaller than a predetermined second judgment value, which is greater than said first judgment value, causes said ignition timing adjustment unit to correct the ignition timing of said internal combustion engine and causes said fuel supply amount adjustment unit to correct the fuel supply amount of said internal combustion engine.

3. The internal combustion engine controller according to claim 1, wherein;

said torque correspondence value calculation unit calculates said torque correspondence value of all cylinders; and

said variation index value calculation unit calculates said variation index value based on the variation of said torque correspondence value of all cylinders.

4. The internal combustion engine controller according to claim 1, wherein;

said torque correspondence value calculation unit calculates said torque correspondence value of each cylinder; and

said variation index value calculation unit calculates said variation index value for each cylinder based on the variation of said torque correspondence value of each cylinder.

5. The internal combustion engine controller according to claim 1, wherein;

said torque correspondence value calculation unit calculates said torque correspondence value of a specific cylinder; and

said variation index value calculation unit calculates said variation index value based on the variation of said torque correspondence value of said specific cylinder.

6. The internal combustion engine controller according to claim 1, wherein said torque correspondence value calculation unit uses indicated torque calculated from crank angle as said torque correspondence value.

7. The internal combustion engine controller according to claim 1, wherein said torque correspondence value calculation unit uses the angular acceleration of a crank as said torque correspondence value.

8. The internal combustion engine controller according to claim 1, wherein said variation index value calculation unit calculates the locus length of said torque correspondence value in a plurality of previous cycles and uses said locus length as said variation index value.

9. The internal combustion engine controller according to claim 1, wherein said variation index value calculation unit calculates the ratio of the number of cycles in which said torque correspondence value is outside a predetermined acceptable range to the total number of cycles in which said torque correspondence value is calculated and uses said ratio as said variation index value.

10. The internal combustion engine controller according to claim 1, wherein said variation index value calculation unit calculates the dispersion or standard deviation of said torque correspondence value in a plurality of previous cycles and uses said dispersion or standard deviation as said variation index value.