ENGINE CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME
First Claim
1. An engine control apparatus for controlling an engine, comprising:
- a stack detecting unit configured to detect a stack state in which a detected value of a sensor for detecting a combustion state of an engine does not change during a determination period based on a drive cycle of the engine;
a count processing unit configured to count up a counter when the stack state is detected by the stack detecting unit during the determination period;
a stack value storage control unit configured to allow a storage unit to store the detected value by the sensor when the stack state has been detected as a stack value in a case where the stack state is detected by the stack detecting unit during the determination period; and
an abnormality determination unit configured to determine that the sensor has a stack abnormality when the count value by the count processing unit becomes equal to or more than an abnormality determination threshold, whereinthe count processing unit does not count up the counter and does not reset the counter when the maximum value of the detected value of the sensor detected during the determination period is lower than a value stored in the storage unit and the stack state has not been detected by the stack detecting unit during the determination period.
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Abstract
An engine control apparatus includes a stack detecting unit, a count processing unit, a stack value storage control unit, and an abnormality determination unit. The abnormality determination unit determines that a sensor has a stack abnormality when a count value by the count processing unit becomes equal to or more than an abnormality determination threshold. When maximum value of the detected value of the sensor detected during a determination period is lower than a value stored in a storage unit and a stack state has not been detected by the stack detecting unit during the determination period, the count processing unit does not count up a counter and does not reset the counter.
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1. An engine control apparatus for controlling an engine, comprising:
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a stack detecting unit configured to detect a stack state in which a detected value of a sensor for detecting a combustion state of an engine does not change during a determination period based on a drive cycle of the engine; a count processing unit configured to count up a counter when the stack state is detected by the stack detecting unit during the determination period; a stack value storage control unit configured to allow a storage unit to store the detected value by the sensor when the stack state has been detected as a stack value in a case where the stack state is detected by the stack detecting unit during the determination period; and an abnormality determination unit configured to determine that the sensor has a stack abnormality when the count value by the count processing unit becomes equal to or more than an abnormality determination threshold, wherein the count processing unit does not count up the counter and does not reset the counter when the maximum value of the detected value of the sensor detected during the determination period is lower than a value stored in the storage unit and the stack state has not been detected by the stack detecting unit during the determination period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A control method for an engine, comprising:
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a stack detecting process for detecting a stack state in which a detected value of a sensor for detecting a combustion state of an engine does not change during a determination period based on a drive cycle of the engine; a count processing process for counting up a counter when the stack state is detected by the stack detecting process during the determination period; a stack value storing process for allowing a storage unit to store the detected value by the sensor when the stack state has been detected as a stack value in a case where the stack state is detected by the stack detecting process during the determination period; and an abnormality determination process for determining that the sensor has a stack abnormality when the count value by the count processing process becomes equal to or more than an abnormality determination threshold, wherein the counter is not counted up and is not reset in the count processing process when the maximum value of the detected value of the sensor detected during the determination period is lower than a value stored in the stack value storing process and the stack state has not been detected by the stack detecting process during the determination period.
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