CYLINDER PRESSURE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20110087419A1
• Filed: 10/09/2009
• Published: 04/14/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations Incorporated (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: Buslepp, Kenneth J., Brennan, Daniel G.
• Granted Patent: US 8,265,853 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/102
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 2041/001 for engines with variable valve actuation
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 2200/0406 Intake manifold pressure
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 35/023 by determining the cylinder pressure
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 35/024 using an estimation
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/1448 the characteristics being an exhaust gas pressure
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/222 relating to the failure of sensors or parameter detection devices
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/40 Engine management systems

Abstract

An engine control system includes a piston movement modeling module, a cylinder volume determination module, and a cylinder pressure estimation module. The piston movement modeling module models movement of a piston within a corresponding cylinder based on angular change of an engine crankshaft. The cylinder volume determination module determines a volume of the cylinder based on an angular position of the engine crankshaft and the modeled movement of the piston. The cylinder pressure estimation module estimates pressure in the cylinder based on the determined volume, an intake manifold absolute pressure (MAP), an intake valve timing, an exhaust valve timing, and an exhaust back pressure (EBP).

Claims

1. An engine control system comprising:

a piston movement modeling module that models movement of a piston within a corresponding cylinder based on angular change of an engine crankshaft;

a cylinder volume determination module that determines a volume of the cylinder based on an angular position of the engine crankshaft and the modeled movement of the piston; and

a cylinder pressure estimation module that estimates pressure in the cylinder based on the determined volume, an intake manifold absolute pressure (MAP), an intake valve timing, an exhaust valve timing, and an exhaust back pressure (EBP).

2. The engine control system of claim 1, wherein both the volume of the cylinder is determined and the cylinder pressure is estimated a predetermined number of times during each engine cycle, wherein the predetermined number of times corresponds to a predetermined sampling period.

3. The engine control system of claim 2, wherein the predetermined period corresponds to one degree of rotation of the engine crankshaft.

4. The engine control system of claim 1, further comprising:

a cylinder pressure sensor that measures pressure in the cylinder.

5. The engine control system of claim 4, further comprising:

a cylinder pressure comparison module that generates a corrected pressure of the cylinder based on the estimated pressure and the measured pressure.

6. The engine control system of claim 5, wherein the cylinder pressure comparison module generates the corrected pressure based on the estimated pressure when a difference between the measured pressure and the estimated pressure is greater than a predetermined pressure threshold.

7. The engine control system of claim 6, wherein the cylinder pressure comparison module generates the corrected pressure based on the measured pressure when a difference between the measured pressure and the estimated pressure is less than or equal to the predetermined pressure threshold.

8. The engine control system of claim 5, further comprising:

a combustion control module that one of generates a warning signal and controls at least one of an NF ratio and spark timing of the engine, based on the corrected cylinder pressure.

9. The engine control system of claim 1, further comprising:

a energy loss estimation module that estimates an energy loss during one of an intake stroke, an exhaust stroke, and a first portion of a compression stroke of the cylinder, based on the estimated pressure.

10. The engine control system of claim 9, further comprising:

a combustion control module that one of generates a warning signal and controls at least one of an A/F ratio and spark timing of the engine, based on the estimated energy loss.

11. A method comprising:

modeling movement of a piston within a corresponding cylinder based on angular change of an engine crankshaft;

determining a volume of the cylinder based on an angular position of the engine crankshaft and the modeled movement of the piston; and

estimating pressure in the cylinder based on the determined volume, an intake manifold absolute pressure (MAP), an intake valve timing, an exhaust valve timing, and an exhaust back pressure (EBP).

12. The method of claim 11, wherein both determining the volume of the cylinder and estimating the pressure in the cylinder are performed a predetermined number of times during each engine cycle, wherein the predetermined number of times corresponds to a predetermined sampling period.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the predetermined period corresponds to one degree of rotation of the engine crankshaft.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

measuring pressure in the cylinder using a cylinder pressure sensor.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

generating a corrected pressure of the cylinder based on the estimated pressure and the measured pressure.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein generating the corrected pressure is based on the estimated pressure when a difference between the measured pressure and the estimated pressure is greater than a predetermined pressure threshold.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein generating the corrected pressure is based on the measured pressure when a difference between the measured pressure and the estimated pressure is less than or equal to the predetermined pressure threshold.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

one of generating a warning signal and controlling at least one of an A/F ratio and spark timing of the engine, based on the corrected cylinder pressure.

19. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

estimating an energy loss during one of an intake stroke, an exhaust stroke, and a first portion of a compression stroke of the cylinder, based on the estimated pressure.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

one of generating a warning signal and controlling at least one of an NF ratio and spark timing of the engine, based on the estimated energy loss.