Method and device for recognizing the knocking of an internal-combustion engine
First Claim
1. Method of detecting knocking of an internal combustion engine, said method comprising the steps of:
- a) generating a sensor signal characteristic of said knocking by a knock sensor provided with said internal combustion engine;
b) digitizing said sensor signal generated in step a) to form a digitized signal;
c) high-pass filtering said digitized signal formed in step b) to form a high frequency signal comprising a plurality of oscillations having amplitudes;
d) counting said amplitudes of said oscillations of said high frequency signal greater than a first threshold value (P1) to form an amplitude count;
e) integrating an absolute value of said high-frequency signal to obtain an integrated signal;
f) comparing said integrated signal to a second threshold value (P2); and
g) generating an output signal indicating said knocking is occurring, when said amplitude count is at least one and when said integrated signal is greater than said second threshold value (P2).
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Abstract
The method of detecting knocking of an internal combustion engine includes generating a sensor signal with a knock sensor provided with the internal combustion engine; digitizing the knock sensor signal to form a digitized signal; high-pass filtering the resulting digitized signal to form a high-frequency signal; counting amplitudes of oscillations the high-frequency signal which are greater than a first threshold value (P1) to form an amplitude count; integrating an absolute value of the high-frequency signal to obtain an integrated signal; comparing the integrated signal to a second threshold value (P2); and generating an output signal indicating that knocking is occurring when the amplitude count is at least one and when the integrated signal is greater than the second threshold value (P2).
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10 Claims
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1. Method of detecting knocking of an internal combustion engine, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) generating a sensor signal characteristic of said knocking by a knock sensor provided with said internal combustion engine; b) digitizing said sensor signal generated in step a) to form a digitized signal; c) high-pass filtering said digitized signal formed in step b) to form a high frequency signal comprising a plurality of oscillations having amplitudes; d) counting said amplitudes of said oscillations of said high frequency signal greater than a first threshold value (P1) to form an amplitude count; e) integrating an absolute value of said high-frequency signal to obtain an integrated signal; f) comparing said integrated signal to a second threshold value (P2); and g) generating an output signal indicating said knocking is occurring, when said amplitude count is at least one and when said integrated signal is greater than said second threshold value (P2). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. Device for detecting knocking in an internal combustion engine, said device comprising
a knock sensor for generating a sensor signal characteristic of said knocking in said internal combustion engine; -
an analog/digital converter connected to said knock sensor to receive said sensor signal and to generate a digitized signal; processor means for high pass filtration and analysis of said sensor signal to detect a presence of a knocking condition in said internal combustion engine, wherein said processor means includes high-pass filter means for high-pass filtration of said digitized signal to form a high frequency signal comprising a plurality of oscillations having amplitudes, means for counting said amplitudes of said oscillations of said high frequency signal greater than a first threshold value (P1) to form an amplitude count;
means for integrating an absolute value of said high-frequency signal to obtain an integrated signal;
means for comparing said integrated signal to a second threshold value (P2); and
means for generating an output signal indicating said knocking is occurring when said amplitude count is at least one and said integrated signal is greater than said second threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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