摘要:
A relation with output characteristic of an oxygen density sensor corresponding to a deviation of an air fuel ratio of a mixed gas supplied actually to an internal combustion engine from a desired air fuel ratio is stored beforehand in an air fuel ratio controller of the present invention. Then, the air fuel ratio deviation is computed correspondingly to an actual output of the oxygen density sensor according to the stored relation, and an air fuel ratio controlled variable is corrected according to the computed air fuel ratio deviation, thereby controlling the air fuel ratio to the desired air fuel ratio. Further, a change in output characteristic of the oxygen density sensor to the air fuel ratio is detected, then the output characteristic of the oxygen density sensor stored beforehand is corrected according to the detection result, and thus if the output characteristic of the oxygen density sensor fluctuates due to a deterioration arising on the oxygen density sensor, the air fuel ratio controlled variable will be decided in consideration of the fluctuation.
摘要:
Deterioration of a catalyst of a catalytic converter (15) of an internal combustion engine is detected, during negative feedback control of the air-fuel ratio based on an output signal from at least one of a pair of O₂ sensors (16, 18) disposed respectively upstream and downstream from the catalyst in the exhaust system. The detection is executed after changing the feedback period, which is the period of alternation of a feedback correction coefficient used to control the fuel injection quantity, with the change in period being such as to provide improved accuracy of detection of catalyst deterioration. The change may consist of a single step change, in which the feedback period is set to a specific predetermined value at which the output signal amplitude from the downstream sensor, or the phase difference between the two sensor output signals, should be within predetermined limits if the catalyst is in satisfactory condition.
摘要:
Deterioration of a catalyst of a catalytic converter (15) of an internal combustion engine is detected, during negative feedback control of the air-fuel ratio based on an output signal from at least one of a pair of O₂ sensors (16, 18) disposed respectively upstream and downstream from the catalyst in the exhaust system. The detection is executed after changing the feedback period, which is the period of alternation of a feedback correction coefficient used to control the fuel injection quantity, with the change in period being such as to provide improved accuracy of detection of catalyst deterioration. The change may consist of a single step change, in which the feedback period is set to a specific predetermined value at which the output signal amplitude from the downstream sensor, or the phase difference between the two sensor output signals, should be within predetermined limits if the catalyst is in satisfactory condition.