Regulation of true running for diesel engines

• US 6,820,593 B2
• Filed: 10/22/2002
• Issued: 11/23/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH (Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc)
• Original Assignee: MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH (Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc)
• Inventors: Remele, Joerg, Debelak, Albrecht, Schneider, Andreas
• Primary Examiner(s): Gimie, Mahmoud
• Application Number:
  US10/169,611
• Publication Number:
  US 20030089338A1
• Time in Patent Office: 763 Days
• Field of Search: 123/436, 123/481, 123/406.24, 123/406.23, 731/173
• US Class Current: 123/436
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 2041/288 for performing a transformation into the frequency domain, e.g. Fourier transformation
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 2200/1015 Engines misfires
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/0085 Balancing of cylinder outputs, e.g. speed, torque or air-fuel ratio
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/0087 Selective cylinder activation, i.e. partial cylinder operation deceleration cut-off F02D41/123
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/009 using means for generating position or synchronisation signals
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/1498 measuring engine roughness

Abstract

Contributions of individual cylinders of the internal-combustion engine to the rotational acceleration are determined by the rotational speed course of the crankshaft by individually cutting off the cylinders successively. From the thus obtained rotational speed course curves, a pulse response spectrum {right arrow over (I)} of an operating cycle is formed at least for the harmonic of the 0.5th order. In normal operation, the rotational speed course of the crankshaft is then continuously recorded above the angle of each operating cycle. By a Fourier transformation, Fourier coefficients are determined as a resultant {right arrow over (R)} at least of the harmonic of the 0.5th order. Correction factors for the injection quantities are obtained for equalization of the individual cylinders with respect to their rotational speed fractions. The components of the resultant {right arrow over (R)} situated in the direction of the pulse response vectors are multiplied with the pulse responses {right arrow over (I)} and are combined by addition.

Claims

1. A method of controlling smooth running of a crankshaft of an internal-combustion engine, in which contributions of individual cylinders of the internal-combustion engine to rotational acceleration are determined by a rotational speed course of the crankshaft and in which injection quantities of injectors assigned to the cylinders are varied for adjusting defined rotational speed contributions to the rotational speed course, comprising:

forming a pulse response spectrum {right arrow over (I)} of an operating cycle at least for the harmonic of the 0.5th order based on computed or measured rotational speed curves of the crankshaft,

recording, in normal operation, in each case, the rotational speed course of the crankshaft above an angle of an operating cycle recorded and determining, by a Fourier transformation, the Fourier coefficients as a resultant {right arrow over (R)} at least of the harmonic of the 0.5th order, and

obtaining correction factors for the injection quantities of the individual cylinders, the components of the resultant {right arrow over (R)} situated in the direction of the pulse response vectors being multiplied with the pulse response spectrum {right arrow over (I)} and combined by an addition.

2. The method of controlling smooth running according to claim 1, wherein the pulse response spectrum {right arrow over (I)} is obtained from a difference between a rotational speed curve of a healthy engine and a rotational speed curve of an engine with one cut-off cylinder respectively for each cylinder by a Fourier transformation of a rotational speed difference curve.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein a scalar product is formed from the pulse response spectrum {right arrow over (I)} and the Fourier coefficients determined as the resultant {right arrow over (R)}, elements of the scalar product, after multiplication with a unit vector, representing the correction factors for the injection quantities of each cylinder with respect to amount and direction.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein low-frequency fractions of several harmonic waves are averaged from courses of curves by a Fourier transformation and correction factors are indicated therefrom for the injection quantities of each cylinder.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein harmonic waves of the 0.5th to the 3rd order are considered.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein the Fourier coefficients used are of the 0.5th and 1st order.

7. The method according to claim 5, wherein harmonic waves of the 1.5th order are also considered.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the coefficients of the Fourier transformation are filed and processed as matrices in a vehicle computer.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein adjustment of the injection quantities of the individual cylinders of the healthy engine is corrected until contributions of the cylinders, at least as far as low-frequency harmonics are concerned, are largely equalized for the rotational acceleration, and wherein, in comparison to the rotational speed course, contributions of the individual cylinders to the rotational speed course are determined.

10. The method according to claim 2, wherein a scalar product is formed from the pulse response spectrum {right arrow over (I)} and the Fourier coefficients determined as the resultant {right arrow over (R)}, elements of the scalar product, after multiplication with a unit vector, representing the correction factors for the injection quantities of each cylinder with respect to amount and direction.

11. The method according to claim 2, wherein low-frequency fractions of several harmonic waves are averaged from courses of curves by a Fourier transformation and correction factors are indicated therefrom for the injection quantities of each cylinder.

12. The method according to claim 3, wherein low-frequency fractions of several harmonic waves are averaged from courses of curves by a Fourier transformation and correction factors are indicated therefrom for the injection quantities of each cylinder.

13. The method according to claim 11, wherein harmonic waves of the 0.5th to the 3rd order are considered.

14. The method according to claim 12, wherein harmonic waves of the 0.5th to the 3rd order are considered.

15. The method according to claim 11, wherein the Fourier coefficients used are of the 0.5th and 1st order.

16. The method according to claim 12, wherein the Fourier coefficients used are of the 0.5th and 1st order.

17. The method according to claim 13, wherein harmonic waves of the 1.5th order are also considered.

18. The method according to claim 14, wherein harmonic waves of the 1.5th order are also considered.

19. The method according to claim 2, wherein the coefficients of the Fourier transformation are filed and processed as matrices in a vehicle computer.

20. The method according to claim 3, wherein the coefficients of the Fourier transformation are filed and processed as matrices in a vehicle computer.

21. The method according to claim 4, wherein the coefficients of the Fourier transformation are filed and processed as matrices in a vehicle computer.

22. The method according to claim 5, wherein the coefficients of the Fourier transformation are filed and processed as matrices in a vehicle computer.

23. The method according to claim 6, wherein the coefficients of the Fourier transformation are filed and processed as matrices in a vehicle computer.

24. A The method according to claim 7, wherein the coefficients of the Fourier transformation are filed and processed as matrices in a vehicle computer.

25. The method according to claim 2, wherein adjustment of the injection quantities of the individual cylinders of the healthy engine is corrected until contributions of the cylinders, at least as far as low-frequency harmonics are concerned, are largely equalized for the rotational acceleration, and wherein, in comparison to the rotational speed course, contributions of the individual cylinders to the rotational speed course are determined.

26. The method according to claim 3, wherein adjustment of the injection quantities of the individual cylinders of the healthy engine is corrected until contributions of the cylinders, at least as far as low-frequency harmonics are concerned, are largely equalized for the rotational acceleration, and wherein, in comparison to the rotational speed course, contributions of the individual cylinders to the rotational speed course are determined.

27. The method according to claim 4, wherein adjustment of the injection quantities of the individual cylinders of the healthy engine is corrected until contributions of the cylinders, at least as far as low-frequency harmonics are concerned, are largely equalized for the rotational acceleration, and wherein, in comparison to the rotational speed course, contributions of the individual cylinders to the rotational speed course are determined.

28. The method according to claim 5, wherein adjustment of the injection quantities of the individual cylinders of the healthy engine is corrected until contributions of the cylinders, at least as far as low-frequency harmonics are concerned, are largely equalized for the rotational acceleration, and wherein, in comparison to the rotational speed course, contributions of the individual cylinders to the rotational speed course are determined.

29. The method according to claim 6, wherein adjustment of the injection quantities of the individual cylinders of the healthy engine is corrected until contributions of the cylinders, at least as far as low-frequency harmonics are concerned, are largely equalized for the rotational acceleration, and wherein, in comparison to the rotational speed course, contributions of the individual cylinders to the rotational speed course are determined.

30. The method according to claim 7, wherein adjustment of the injection quantities of the individual cylinders of the healthy engine is corrected until contributions of the cylinders, at least as far as low-frequency harmonics are concerned, are largely equalized for the rotational acceleration, and wherein, in comparison to the rotational speed course, contributions of the individual cylinders to the rotational speed course are determined.

31. The method according to claim 8, wherein adjustment of the injection quantities of the individual cylinders of the healthy engine is corrected until contributions of the cylinders, at least as far as low-frequency harmonics are concerned, are largely equalized for the rotational acceleration, and wherein, in comparison to the rotational speed course, contributions of the individual cylinders to the rotational speed course are determined.